Ship Client Sites in Days, Not Months
LaunchKit is the full-stack CMS platform for agencies and developers. 14 marketing blocks, Payload CMS admin, Astro SSG frontend, deployed to Cloudflare edge — all for under $5/month.
Everything You Need to Ship Fast
A complete, production-ready platform — not a starter template you have to finish yourself.
Block-Based Pages
14 marketing-ready blocks — heroes, pricing tables, testimonials, FAQs, feature grids, and more. Drag and drop in the admin panel. No custom code needed per page.
Payload CMS Admin
A headless CMS with live preview, draft publishing, and a rich text editor. Non-technical users manage content, developers extend the schema. Best of both worlds.
Astro SSG Frontend
Static-first architecture powered by Astro 5. Every page is pre-rendered HTML — zero JavaScript by default, 100 Lighthouse score, instant page loads.
Cloudflare Edge
Backend on Workers + D1 + R2. Frontend on Pages with global CDN. Total hosting cost under $5/month for most sites. No cold starts, no scaling worries.
Full Type Safety
Shared TypeScript types between backend and frontend. Auto-generated from your Payload schema. End-to-end type safety from CMS to component props.
One-Command Deploy
wrangler deploy for the backend, git push for the frontend. CI/CD with GitHub Actions included. Content changes auto-trigger rebuilds via deploy hooks.
From Clone to Live in Four Steps
Get a fully deployed client site in minutes, not months.
Clone the Repo
Start with the LaunchKit monorepo. pnpm workspace with Payload CMS backend and Astro frontend — everything configured and ready to go.
Configure the Theme
Update theme.config.ts with your client's brand colors and fonts. The design system cascades to all 14 blocks automatically — no manual styling.
Seed the Content
Run pnpm seed to populate the CMS with your client's content, or use the admin panel to build pages with drag-and-drop blocks.
Deploy to Cloudflare
One command deploys the backend to Workers. Push to GitHub and Cloudflare Pages builds the frontend. Your client's site is live on a global CDN.
The OwnIt Model
Built for the Total Handover
LaunchKit powers OwnIt — our agency service that builds client sites and hands them over completely. No monthly retainers, no platform lock-in, no dependency.
The client gets full ownership of their website, CMS admin access, and hosting they control. You move on to the next project. LaunchKit makes this model repeatable and profitable.
Use Cases
LaunchKit adapts to any project type. Here are the most common ways agencies and developers use it.
What Developers Are Saying
3 sites shipped in first month"We shipped three client sites in our first month with LaunchKit. The block system means we spend time on client content, not rebuilding layouts from scratch every time."
<$5/mo hosting per client"The Cloudflare deployment is a game-changer. Our clients get edge performance for under $5/month. Try explaining that ROI to a small business owner — they love it."
Zero client support tickets for content"I was skeptical about Payload CMS at first, but the live preview and draft publishing sold me. My clients can actually manage their own content without breaking things."
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from developers evaluating LaunchKit.
Cloudflare D1, which is SQLite at the edge. It's fast, cheap, and requires zero database management. Payload CMS handles all migrations and schema management automatically.
Start Building with LaunchKit
Clone the repo, customise the theme, deploy to Cloudflare. Ship your first client site this week.