# graphile/starter

Opinionated SaaS quick-start with pre-built user account and organization system for full-stack application development in React, Node.js, GraphQL and PostgreSQL. Powered by PostGraphile, TypeScript, Apollo Client, Graphile Worker, Graphile Migrate, GraphQL Code Generator, Ant Design and Next.js

Repository: https://github.com/graphile/starter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/graphile-starter
Homepage: https://graphile-starter.herokuapp.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: starter, postgraphile, graphql, node, nodejs, apollo-client, eslint, typescript, job-queue, postgresql, graphile, saas, saas-boilerplate
Last push: 2026-03-23T11:51:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2697, "days_push": 163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1827, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:41.408095+00:00)

## What it is
Graphile Starter is an opinionated full-stack SaaS quick-start template built on React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL, powered by PostGraphile, TypeScript, Apollo Client, Graphile Worker, Graphile Migrate, GraphQL Code Generator, Ant Design, and Next.js. It ships with a pre-built user registration and organization (teams/companies) system, session management, an optimized job queue, database migrations, and pre-configured tooling including ESLint, Prettier, Jest, and Cypress tests.

## Use cases
- launch a SaaS web app quickly with auth and organizations already built
- go from idea to launch during a hack day
- bootstrap a client project with a full-stack React/Node/GraphQL/PostgreSQL foundation
- start a new project with PostGraphile and Graphile Worker pre-configured
- get user registration, sessions, and email flows out of the box
- set up a project with end-to-end and unit testing already wired up
- build a multi-tenant app with organization/team support

## When to choose
- you're already comfortable with Node.js, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, PostGraphile, React, and TypeScript
- you want an opinionated, batteries-included SaaS foundation with accounts and organizations
- you value deeply integrated tooling (migrations, job queue, tests, linting) from day one
- you're building a project large or small and want maximum productivity from the start

## When to avoid
- you're a beginner - the project explicitly states it is not for beginners and is overwhelming as a first exposure to these tools
- you want to pick your own stack components rather than adopt an opinionated set
- you don't want PostgreSQL as your database or GraphQL as your API layer
- you need a lightweight minimal template rather than a full-featured one

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: auth, graphql, web-framework, api-framework, orm, database, e2e-testing, scheduling, middleware, ssr
- domain: web-development, backend, frontend, databases, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: saas-boilerplate, postgraphile, apollo-client, nextjs, graphile-worker, graphile-migrate, job-queue, organizations, user-accounts, full-stack, ant-design, graphql-code-generator, starter-kit, boilerplate, nodejs, typescript, react, postgresql, web-server

## Member repositories
- graphile/starter (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.408095+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:32:21.291117+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/graphile/starter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.408095+00:00, sha 97ebce4641ba)
  - homepage: https://graphile-starter.herokuapp.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:58:25.217047+00:00, sha bdae13ba68ea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.