Build and Deploy a Full Stack AI SaaS with Next.js 16, React, Hono.js, Tailwind | Full Course

⭐️ Github Source Code & CHEATSHEET: https://dub.sh/meetsy-ai-cheatsheet

🚀 Check out the Clerk Next.js Guide: https://go.clerk.com/X2swX9H

🤝 Discord for help: https://dub.sh/anky-discord
👉 Join the Next.js Course: https://dub.sh/nextjscourse

In this 6+ hour hands-on build, you’ll create a production-ready, full-stack AI SaaS called Meetsy, a community learning platform that intelligently matches learners with compatible study partners based on goals, interests, and learning style.

Users can set learning goals, get AI-curated matches, chat in real time, and receive AI-generated conversation summaries with action items, turning learning into a social, goal-driven experience.

Huge thanks to Clerk for sponsoring this video and making this entire build completely free 🙌

👉 $0 Tech Stack: Everything used in this project is free to get started.

✨ Application Features

🤝 AI-powered semantic matching beyond keyword search
🎯 Community-based learning with goal tracking
💬 Real-time chat with learning partners
📊 AI-generated conversation summaries with next steps
🔒 Secure authentication and protected routes
👨‍💼 Free & Pro subscription tiers
💳 Subscription-ready billing flows
📱 Fully responsive mobile-first design
🔔 Real-time toast notifications
✨ Smooth animations
📈 Performance optimizations & caching
🚀 Production-ready deployment

🧠 What You’ll Learn

🚀 Next.js 16 App Router with Server Components
⚛️ React 19 for building interactive user interfaces with reusable components
🔑 Clerk authentication (Billing, Pricing, User Management)
🤖 OpenAI GPT-4o-mini for AI matching & summaries
🎨 ShadcN UI for accessible, customizable React components
💾 PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM
⚡ Hono for Blazing Fast API routes
🔄 TanStack React Query for server state, Data fetching, Caching
🔔 Toast notifications for user feedback
📜 TypeScript for static typing and enhanced development experience
🚀 Deployment on Vercel

Tag me on X or LinkedIn or Bluesky once you start the build or complete it:
Twitter:   / kulkarniankita9  
LinkedIn:   / kulkarniankita  
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kulkarnianki...

⏰ Course Timeline

00:00 Introduction
5:05 App Demo
11:43 Project Setup
20:09 Authentication & Subscriptions
50:23 Landing Page
1:22:38 Full Stack AI SaaS Architecture
1:54:58 Backend Architecture
2:41:34 Communities Page
3:17:55 Learning Goals
3:37:52 AI Matching
4:45:34 Chat Page
5:28:26 AI Summaries
5:48:45 What have you learned & Next steps

🔗 Next Steps

🔥 Free Next.js Hot Tips Course: https://bit.ly/nextjshottips
👉 Join the Next.js Course: https://bit.ly/nextjscourse

🐤 Find me here
Twitter:   / kulkarniankita9  
LinkedIn:   / kulkarniankita  
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