When we run the stack of a Makerkit application, we will need to run a few commands before:
- Next.js: First, we need to run the Next.js development server
- Supabase: We need to run the Supabase local environment using Docker
- Stripe CLI (optional): If you plan on interacting with Stripe, you are also required to run the Stripe CLI, which allows us to test the webhooks from Stripe against our local server.
Install and Run Docker
Before we can run the Supabase local environment, we need to run Docker, as Supabase uses it for running its local environment.
You can use Docker Desktop, Colima, OrbStack, or any other Docker-compatible solution.
Running the Next.js development server
Run the following command from your IDE or from your terminal:
npm run dev
This command will start the Next.js server at localhost:3000. If you navigate to this page, you should be able to see the landing page of your application:

Running the Supabase Local environment
To run the Supabase local environment, we need to first run Docker. If you don't have Docker installed, you can download and install Docker Desktop or alternatives such as Colima or Orbstack.
Then, open a new terminal (or, better, from your IDE) and run the following commands:
npm run supabase:start
If everything is working correctly, you will see the output below:
> supabase start
Applying migration 20221215192558_schema.sql...
Seeding data supabase/seed.sql...
Started supabase local development setup.
API URL: http://localhost:54321
DB URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:54322/postgres
Studio URL: http://localhost:54323
Inbucket URL: http://localhost:54324
JWT secret: super-secret-jwt-token-with-at-least-32-characters-long
anon key: ****************************************************
service_role key: ****************************************************
Now, we need to copy the anon key
and service_role key
values and add
them to the .env.local
file:
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=****************************************************
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=****************************************************
When you need to stop the development environment, you can run the following command:
npm run supabase:stop
Supabase Studio UI
To access the Supabase Studio UI, open a new tab in your browser and navigate to http://localhost:54323.
Makerkit's template adds some data to your project by default for testing reasons. In fact, the data you see is used to run the Cypress E2E tests. This is why you'll see some pre-populated data in your project.
Running the Stripe CLI (optional)
Optionally, if you want to run Stripe locally (e.g., sending webhooks to your local server), we need two more steps.
- Have a Stripe account
- Run the Stripe CLI (or install Stripe on your OS)
To run the CLI, run the following command:
npm run stripe:listen
When running the command above for the first time, Stripe will ask you to login. You can do so by following the instructions in the terminal.
After signing in, run the command again.
npm run stripe:listen
The above command runs the Stripe CLI and will route webhooks coming from
Stripe to your local endpoint. For example, in the Supabase Next.js SaaS starter, this
endpoint is at /stripe/webhook
.
Adding the Stripe Webhook Secret
When running the command, it will print a webhook key used to sign the messages from Stripe. You will need to add this key to your local environment variables file as below:
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<KEY>
The webhook printed should not change, so you may only need to do this the first time.
Signing In for the first time
You should now be able to sign in. To quickly get started, use the following credentials:
email = test@makerkit.dev
password = testingpassword
Email Confirmations for Testing with InBucket
When signing up, Supabase sends an email confirmation to a testing account.
You can access the InBucket testing emails at http://localhost:54324/monitor, and can follow the links to complete the sign up process.
InBucket is started automatically when you run npm run supabase:start
.