Getting started posts
First app, first services, first bill. What to set up and what to leave alone.
What changes when a Lovable or v0 prototype becomes a real app?
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readLeaving the sandbox means owning the code, the secrets, the database, the domain and five new bills. Here is the migration checklist, in order.
What is the best starter stack for a Cursor project?
Sep 5, 2026 · 5 min readAn opinionated Cursor setup: the services, the rules files, what to put in .cursorignore, how to keep the codebase index useful and when to use agent mode.
What is the best starter stack for a Claude Code project?
Sep 1, 2026 · 5 min readAn opinionated starter stack for Claude Code: the services, the .env, the CLAUDE.md worth writing, the permissions to deny and the setup order that works.
What do Supabase, Vercel, Resend, Twilio and Cloudflare cost?
Aug 12, 2026 · 6 min readList prices for the five services most vibe-coded apps use, at the time of writing, plus three realistic monthly totals for a weekend project and a live app.
Why does one small app mean logging into six dashboards?
Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min readOne app, six vendor dashboards, six logins and no single place to see what is wrong. Why it happens, what it costs you and how to make it manageable.
Why do I get a separate bill for every service I add?
Jul 21, 2026 · 6 min readEvery service an AI-coded app touches bills you separately. Here is where the money goes, the five costs the demos hide, and how to get it back under control.
What services do I need for my first vibe-coded app?
Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min readThe realistic service list for a first AI-coded app: hosting, a database, auth, email and a domain, plus the services worth refusing this week.
One bill instead of nine.
Every service in these posts runs through one Squiid key, on one invoice, with credits that pause instead of overdrawing.