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The reel gave you the names. This gives you the how: what each tool does, how to sign up free, and the one or two things I'd want to know before starting. Built for someone who's never written a line of code.
Your AI code editor. Run Claude Code inside it or switch between models on the Cursor sub.
Your database and user logins in one. Plus the 7-day auto-pause that trips up every beginner.
Take payments. The free test-card trick and why you should never hand-build a payment form.
Send your app's emails. Test-send with zero setup, and why to verify your domain early.
Saves your work so you can undo when the AI breaks something. Set this one up first.
Host it live. When to use each, and the non-commercial rule that catches people out.
Your domain. The free privacy you should never pay for, and the renewal-price trap.
Free, privacy-first analytics. The one-line beacon trick for a site hosted on Vercel.
No. That's the whole point of vibe coding: you describe what you want and the AI writes the code. These tools are the pieces it plugs together. If you can copy, paste and follow a signup form, you can start.
All free to start, yes. Most have a genuine free tier you can build on. The guide is honest about where free runs out, the few that recently changed (Railway dropped its free tier), and the rules that catch people out (Vercel's free plan is non-commercial only).
GitHub. You'll use that account to sign in to Cursor, Vercel, Resend and Railway, so making it first saves you time. After that, work top to bottom.
No. You need enough to ship something small and real. Cursor, Supabase and Vercel will get a basic app live. Add payments, email, a domain and analytics as your project actually needs them.
No, this stack builds almost any web app. I happen to build Shopify profitability dashboards on a stack like this, but the same eight tools work whatever you're making.
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