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Cove

Cove is a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate built with React, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. The Cove Stack: minimal TanStack Start template with Vite+, Better Auth, Drizzle ORM, shadcn/ui. It has 1,392 GitHub stars and is released under the Unlicense license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

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Get started

Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.

Copy with degit
npx degit mugnavo/cove my-site
cd my-site
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mugnavo/cove.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Cove

Varlock keeps the environment-variable contract in.env.schema and generates types from it. Put local values, including secrets, in the uncommitted.env.local, then run vpr env:load to validate them.

Built with

  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • shadcn/ui
  • TypeScript
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FAQ

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What is Cove?

Cove is a free, open-source SaaS boilerplate built with React, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. The Cove Stack: minimal TanStack Start template with Vite+, Better Auth, Drizzle ORM, shadcn/ui. It has 1,392 GitHub stars and is released under the Unlicense license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

How do I use Cove?

Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit mugnavo/cove my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Cove for commercial projects?

Yes. Cove is released under the Unlicense license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Cove maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.