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PreviewStack - One-Click Ephemeral Environments

Instant preview environments for every PR, designed for teams under 50 devs who cant afford enterprise IDP solutions

๐Ÿ“Š Market Evidence

๐Ÿ† Competitor Landscape

How existing players stack up in this market

Vercel PreviewsFree / $20+/mo Pro

Automatic preview deployments

RenderFree / $7+/mo

Preview environments

RailwayUsage-based ($5/mo credit)

Preview environments

CoherenceContact sales

Full-stack preview envs

QoveryFree / $29+/mo

Preview environments on AWS

Score Breakdown

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๐Ÿ’กEmerging

Early-stage opportunity worth watching

Market (20%) + Revenue (20%) + Trend (15%) + Competition (15%) + Build (15%) + Pricing (15%)

Market Proof7/10
Revenue Proof5/10
Trend Momentum7/10
Competition Gap4/10
Build Speed4/10
Pricing Signal6/10

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Build a SaaS product called "PreviewStack - One-Click Ephemeral Environments".

## Product Overview
Instant preview environments for every PR, designed for teams under 50 devs who cant afford enterprise IDP solutions

## Problem
Instant preview environments for every PR, designed for teams under 50 devs who cant afford enterprise IDP solutions

## Solution
Build PreviewStack - One-Click Ephemeral Environments

## Target Audience
indie hackers, small businesses, and solopreneurs

## Tech Stack
- Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS v4 for styling
- Supabase for auth, database, and storage
- Vercel for deployment
- shadcn/ui for UI components
- Framer Motion for animations

## MVP Features to Build
1. Landing page with clear value proposition
2. User authentication (sign up, sign in, forgot password)
3. Core product functionality based on the solution above
4. Dashboard for users to manage their data
5. Pricing page with at least 2 tiers (free + paid)
6. Basic settings/profile page

## Known Competitors
Vercel Previews, Render, Railway, Coherence, Qovery

## Key Risks to Address
Standard market entry risks

## Deployment
1. Set up Supabase project and configure environment variables
2. Deploy to Vercel with `npx vercel --prod`
3. Set up custom domain
4. Configure Supabase RLS policies for security

## Instructions
Start by creating the project structure, then build the landing page first. Use server components where possible. Make it mobile-responsive from the start. Focus on getting the core value loop working before adding polish.