Connext Boilerplate - Lightweight Next.js + Convex + Clerk starter
Hey everyone 
I originally built show-and-tellIntroducing Bolt Boilerplate: Speed Up Your Convex+Next.js+Clerk Setup, which came packed with integrations and features, and was great for demos, but I found myself stripping out a bunch of stuff every time I started a new project
So I decided to create something leaner:
Connext Boilerplate — a minimal Next.js starter with Clerk authentication and Convex backend already wired up.
It’s designed to get you from zero to a working full-stack setup without all the extra weight.
Includes:
Clerk auth (login + protected routes)
Convex database integration
Preconfigured providers + middleware
Simple dashboard to verify setup (Convex, Clerk, API, and env health)
Basically: all the boring setup stuff handled; no bloated UI, no opinionated styling.
Perfect if you want a clean starting point to build your own stack on top of.
Repo: https://github.com/bitcraft3r/connext-boilerplate
Would love feedback or contributions if you try it out!
I originally built show-and-tellIntroducing Bolt Boilerplate: Speed Up Your Convex+Next.js+Clerk Setup, which came packed with integrations and features, and was great for demos, but I found myself stripping out a bunch of stuff every time I started a new project
So I decided to create something leaner:
Connext Boilerplate — a minimal Next.js starter with Clerk authentication and Convex backend already wired up.It’s designed to get you from zero to a working full-stack setup without all the extra weight.
Includes:
Clerk auth (login + protected routes) Convex database integration Preconfigured providers + middleware Simple dashboard to verify setup (Convex, Clerk, API, and env health)Basically: all the boring setup stuff handled; no bloated UI, no opinionated styling.
Perfect if you want a clean starting point to build your own stack on top of.
Repo: https://github.com/bitcraft3r/connext-boilerplateWould love feedback or contributions if you try it out!
GitHub
A minimal Next.js boilerplate with preconfigured Clerk authentication and Convex backend integration. - bitcraft3r/connext-boilerplate
