SaaS on Forgeon: Ship Like a Founder

Followers copy. Founders ship. Forgeon is the platform for builders who’d rather press deploy than ask for permission. If you’re crafting a SaaS—solo or with a lean crew—this is your launch rail.

What is Forgeon?

Forgeon is a developer-focused PaaS that stitches the boring-but-critical layers into one runway:

• Source intake (upload, public repo, or GitHub App)
• Build orchestration & artifacts
• Runtime & edge routing (custom domains, SSL, CDN-style edges)
• CI steps that feel native
• Integrated Mini-RDS (databases) and secrets
• Notifications, billing hooks, and usage tracking

You focus on your product; Forgeon handles the always-on glue that turns code into a business.

Founders, Not Followers

Follower mindset waits for templates and trends. Founder mindset ships in small loops: idea → branch → deploy → iterate → charge.

Forgeon bakes that loop into the platform:

• Day-0 to Live in one screen: import code → auto-detect → build → deploy.
• Own your stack: custom domains, certs, environment secrets, and artifacts—yours.
• Ship faster than you can overthink: sane defaults, enterprise-grade patterns when you’re ready.

The SaaS Spine (What You Get Out-of-the-Box)

1) Zero-Friction Deploys

• No-Git & public repo intake or GitHub App—your choice.
• Framework detection (Next.js, Node, Go, Python and more), runtime normalization, ports, and health checks.

2) CI That Doesn’t Fight You

• Declarative steps (test → build → release) with retries, exit-code matrices, and native/Docker sandboxing.
• Live logs via SSE. Cancel, retry, and step-level status out of the box.

3) Edge, Domains, and Certs

• Automatic ACME (DNS-01 capable), multi-DNS providers, and graceful renewals.
• Smart routing via our edge-sync engine and gateway with allowlists, rate-limits, and WAF-ready policies.

4) Mini-RDS (Databases Without Drama)

• Postgres/MySQL/Redis (and friends) with ephemeral credentials, backups, branches, and promotion.
• Tunnels when you need them; secrets resolved through a common pattern.

5) Billing & Usage Hooks

• Usage counters (build minutes, storage, uptime, bandwidth), plan assignments, and quota events you can route to billing.
• Ready for trials, downgrades, and “pay-as-you-grow” without reinventing back office.

6) Notifications You’ll Actually Use

• Rule-based matrix across in-app, email, Slack/Telegram, webhooks.
• Delivery attempts with backoff and audit trails. Your users won’t miss the important stuff.

Quickstart: From Idea to URL

1. Create Project

   • Upload a ZIP or paste a public Git URL or connect GitHub App.

2. Auto-Detect

   • Forgeon analyzes framework, build, runtime, and ports; picks a compute profile.

3. Build

   • CI runs with live logs; artifacts stored in MinIO with checksums.

4. Deploy

   • Runtime boots, routes are synced, certs issued, domain live.

5. Grow

   • Add a database, set secrets, wire notifications, turn on billing hooks.

You can redeploy from an artifact (fast) or rebuild from saved source (fresh). Your call.

Opinionated Defaults (So You Don’t Stall)

• Deterministic compute profiles: free → pro → enterprise paths with clear boundaries.
• Safe networking: VPC by default, JWT and JWKS patterns through the gateway.
• Signed URLs & artifacts: traceable builds; reproducible releases.
• Events everywhere: NATS subjects for build/deploy/billing/notify—observable, automatable.

Founder Playbook: Week One

Day 1 — Import code, deploy, claim domain. Day 2 — Add DB, run migrations, seed data. Day 3 — Wire notifications (trial started, invoice paid, quota near limit). Day 4 — Add pricing toggles; connect your payment provider. Day 5 — Ship onboarding emails; A/B copy via feature flags. Weekend — Sleep. Your certs, routes, retries, and backups don’t.

Why This Matters

• Time is runway: The less time you spend on glue, the more cycles you invest in product.
• Speed creates clarity: Shipping weekly crushes indecision.
• Ownership compounds: Your artifacts, routes, domains, and data—portable and auditable.

Founder, Not Follower — The Pledge

• I will ship small and often.
• I will measure usage and learn.
• I will automate the boring parts.
• I will keep the keys to my stack.
• I will build something people pay for.

If that resonates, Forgeon is your place.

Call to Build

Bring your repository—or your courage. We’ll bring the rails. Spin up your SaaS on Forgeon today. Founders ship. Followers scroll.