Deploy a Next.js SaaS to Vercel in 5 Minutes (Complete Checklist)

Deploying a Next.js SaaS app to Vercel should take 5 minutes. Here is the exact checklist. Prerequisites GitHub repo with your Next.js app Vercel account (free tier works) Environment variables ready Step 1: Push to GitHub git add -A && git commit -m "Ready to deploy" && git push Step 2: Import in Vercel Go to vercel.com/new Import your GitHub repo Framework: Next.js (auto-detected) Click Deploy Step 3: Environment Variables Add these in Vercel dashboard → Settings → Environment Variables: DATABASE_URL = postgresql://... AUTH_SECRET = your-secret AUTH_URL = https://your-domain.vercel.app STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = sk_live_... STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET = whsec_... NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY = pk_live_... OPENAI_API_KEY = sk-... RESEND_API_KEY = re_... NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL = https://your-domain.vercel.app Step 4: Database For PostgreSQL, use one of: Supabase (free tier, managed Postgres) Neon (free tier, serverless Postgres) Railway (free tier, hosted Postgres) Copy the connection string to