Next.js Music SaaS Starter: Would an official template be useful?

[minyorange]

Goals

1. Provide a Next.js starter template for building music/video SaaS applications.
   2.Reduce repetitive work by including common features (auth, media player, payments).
   3.Help developers quickly build streaming apps like Spotify, YouTube, or Bandcamp.

Non-Goals

1.This is not meant to replace official Next.js examples or documentation.
2.Not focused on building a fully production-ready SaaS out of the box.
3.Does not aim to cover all media streaming edge cases or DRM support.

Background

While building a SaaS music app using Next.js, I noticed there’s no dedicated starter for media-focused applications. Developers often start from scratch when building platforms like Spotify or YouTube clones, reinventing layout, media playback, and user systems every time.

Current templates in the Next.js examples repo are mostly focused on blogs, e-commerce, or dashboards — none are tailored for streaming or media-heavy SaaS platforms. An official or community-driven template would fill this gap and save developers a lot of time.

Proposal

🎧 Next.js Music SaaS Starter: Would an official template be useful?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently building a music SaaS application with Next.js that integrates YouTube (and later Spotify). Along the way, I realized there's a growing number of developers trying to create similar platforms — streaming apps, video/audio players, dashboards — yet there's no official starter template in the Next.js ecosystem for this use case.

🧩 What would this starter include?

• Modular SaaS layout (admin panel + public site)
• Server-side integrated YouTube API
• Custom SSR-friendly media player (video/audio)
• Auth system for creators and subscribers
• Stripe-based monetization example
• Uploads and media processing via Cloudinary/Bunny/UploadThing

Here’s a basic wireframe of how it might look:

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❓ Questions to the community:

• Would you find this kind of template useful for building music or video-based SaaS products?
• What features would you expect in such a starter?
• Should the Next.js team consider offering something like this officially?

I'm open to collaborating or creating an initial version if there's interest. 🙌

Thanks for reading — looking forward to your thoughts!