Manage UI copy with Contentrain dictionary models, avoiding hardcoded strings in JSX
Next.jsReactAdmin dashboardSaaSStarter
contentrain-starter-next-saas-dashboard — Next.js Admin dashboard Template
By Contentrain
A Next.js-based SaaS dashboard starter that uses Contentrain content models to manage UI copy, settings, billing, and operational content.
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Settings, billing, queue entries, notifications, and audit rows are presented as typed content models
Provides dashboard demo routes such as /settings, /billing, /operations, and /architecture
Built on Next.js, using pnpm to manage dependencies and scripts
Includes Netlify deployment commands and publish directory configuration instructions
MIT licensed, allowing free use, modification, commercialization, and distribution
Template Details
This is a Next.js starter for SaaS product dashboard interfaces, with content management provided by Contentrain. Its core idea is to extract UI copy, settings items, billing plans, queue entries, notifications, and audit rows from components and manage them through Contentrain dictionary models and typed content models, thereby achieving content governance in dashboard product interfaces, not just marketing pages.
The repository provides demo routes such as /, /settings, /billing, /operations, and /architecture, covering typical dashboard scenarios like settings, billing, and operations. The project uses pnpm as the package manager, offers commands including install, dev, check, build, start, and deploy:netlify, and includes Netlify build and publish directory configuration instructions.
This starter is MIT licensed and can be used, modified, commercialized, and distributed for free, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification, and external services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
Next.jsBackendSaaSStarter
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Build SaaS dashboard product interfaces for settings, billing, and operations
- Want to extract dashboard UI copy and content from code and manage it centrally
- Need a reference for how Contentrain content models are implemented in dashboard products
- Need to quickly start a Next.js dashboard project and deploy it to Netlify
Suitable For
- Frontend teams developing SaaS dashboard interfaces
- Content operations staff using Contentrain to manage product content
- Developers needing a content governance solution for dashboard product interfaces
- Teams wanting to quickly build a dashboard starter based on Next.js
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Install dependencies with pnpm install, start the development environment with pnpm dev
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Run pnpm check, pnpm build, and pnpm start for validation, build, and start
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When deploying to Netlify, the build command is pnpm deploy:netlify; leave the publish directory empty for framework auto-detection
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Use pnpm dlx netlify-cli init to connect the repository for continuous deployment, or use link to associate an existing site
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Third-party assets and external services may involve additional licenses or fees and require separate verification
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercialization, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- UI copy relies on Contentrain dictionary models for management, requiring a Contentrain service/account to properly maintain content.
- The project depends on external services such as the official Contentrain SDK and documentation; using it requires accessing their online services.
- Continuous deployment relies on a Netlify account and netlify-cli, which are external hosting services and may incur fees.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be verified under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Original License Text
UI strings are managed through a Contentrain dictionary model instead of hardcoded JSX text
Original README
Official references: - [SDK](https://ai.contentrain.io/packages/sdk.html)
Original README
https://github.com/Contentrain/contentrain-starter-next-saas-dashboard/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/Contentrain/contentrain-starter-next-saas-dashboard/blob/main/README.mdUse `pnpm dlx netlify-cli init` to connect the repository for continuous deployment
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-03. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 73 / 100
- Technologies
- Next.js · React
- Website type
- Admin dashboard · SaaS · Starter
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-03-29
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
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2026-10-03T02:56:17.536Z
Source file / repository> Source of truth: this starter is exported from the `contentrain-starters` monorepo. > Internal starter id: `next-saas-dashboard`. # Contentrain Next SaaS Dashboard Product-surface starter for teams that want Contentrain to own dashboard UI copy, settings surfaces, billing plans, and operational messaging instead of scattering strings across components.   ## Start ```bash pnpm install pnpm dev ``` ## Commands ```bash pnpm check pnpm build pnpm start pnpm deploy:netlify ``` ## Demo routes - `/` - `/settings` - `/billing` - `/operations` - `/architecture` ## Why this starter exists - UI strings are managed through a Contentrain dictionary model instead of hardcoded JSX text - Settings, billing, queue items, notices, and audit rows are typed content models - The starter demonstrates product-surface governance, not only marketing pages Official references: - [SDK](https://ai.contentrain.io/packages/sdk.html) - [Docs](https://docs.contentrain.io/) - [Studio](https://studio.contentrain.io/) ## Deploy - Netlify build command: `pnpm deploy:netlify` - Netlify publish directory: framework-managed - Keep the publish directory empty in the Netlify UI and let the Next.js runtime be detected automatically ## Netlify Project Creation [](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FContentrain%2Fcontentrain-starter-next-saas-dashboard) Use `pnpm dlx netlify-cli init` to connect the repository for continuous deployment, or `pnpm dlx netlify-cli link` if the site already exists.
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