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    Refract

    Every SaaS pivots. Most codebases don't survive it.

    Refract
    #1 Product of the Week

    Refract

    Every SaaS pivots. Most codebases don't survive it.

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    Yoann Jaspar

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    Paid
    Software Development
    Low-Code
    SaaS
    Built with
    ReactReact
    AstroAstro
    GraphQLGraphQL
    ExpressjsExpressjs
    TypescriptTypescript
    DockerDocker
    PostgresqlPostgresql
    RedisRedis
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    BullMQ
    StripeStripe

    Refract is a production-grade TypeScript SaaS boilerplate for teams that expect to pivot: pricing, plans, and integrations should be configuration—not a rewrite.

    WHAT YOU GET

    • Billing — Stripe: dynamic plans/tiers, metered usage, proration, multi-currency, grace periods, checkout/upgrade/downgrade/cancel, billing controls, custom checkout UX. Idempotent webhooks and retries for production failure modes.
    • Auth & B2B — Multi-tenancy, scoped RBAC, password + OAuth, sessions, users, invites/revokes.
    • Infrastructure — Swap queue (SQS, BullMQ), mail (Brevo, SendGrid), cache, analytics adapters. Background jobs and email included.
    • Apps — GraphQL + codegen, Apollo server/client, React + MUI, TypeScript end-to-end. 
    • Marketing + authenticated app in one monorepo.
    • Stack — PostgreSQL (Sequelize), Redis, Express, Apollo Server.
    • Observability — Structured logging, metrics (StatsD-oriented), analytics hooks.
    • Tests — 80%+ on billing and auth.
    • DX — Docker Compose, Makefile, CI (lint/build/test/codegen). Dev proxy: one origin for marketing, portal, API (OAuth/CORS like prod). Stripe CLI in Compose. Railway documented.
    • Docs & AI — In-repo onboarding and config. Cursor rules for consistent changes across backend, portal, tooling.
    • Principles — Composable core; vendor code behind swappable contracts so mail/queue/provider changes are adapter work.
    • Security — Validate at boundaries; ORM for DB; RBAC as product. Prefer bounded telemetry tags.

    Who — Indie founders / small B2B teams; past-MVP teams; builders avoiding full rewrites when vendors change.

    Why — Explicit boundaries + functional patterns. Full stack in Docker for repeatable onboarding.

    Not a demo — Built for support load, billing edge cases, roles, integrations you have not chosen.

    The pivot is a config change, not a rewrite.

    Tech — React 19, Vite, MUI, Redux Toolkit, Apollo Client, React Router, RHF. Node, Express, Apollo Server, Sequelize, Postgres, Redis, Passport/JWT. Stripe; SQS/BullMQ; Brevo/SendGrid.

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    GJV
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    Yoann Jaspar
    7mo•Creator
    @yoannjaspar
    I built Refract because I was tired of fighting codebases everywhere. It’s a foundation designed for the long game—explicit boundaries, pivot-proof billing, and zero infrastructure lock-in. Enjoy!

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