Guides

Short, task-oriented walkthroughs. Each one assumes you've already run npx vibemonetize init — see the quickstart if you haven't.

• Gate a feature behind a plan

  Wrap any component in <Paywall> and enforce it for real server-side.

• Sell credit packs

  One-time top-ups that stack additively alongside subscription plans.

• Meter usage and cap it

  Define a meter, record usage, and block once a user hits their cap.

• Send users to checkout

  <CheckoutButton> and the hosted Stripe Checkout session it drives.

• Understand entitlement tokens

  The signed JWT that makes can() calls ~0ms — issuance, refresh, verification.

• Enforce the paywall with one edge function

  No backend? The copy-paste Vercel/Netlify edge function that makes your paywall real instead of advisory.

• Get your app indexed — including the paywalled parts

  Flexible sampling + paywalled-content JSON-LD so gating doesn't tank rankings, and the honest Vite-vs-Next SEO tradeoff.

• Run it locally / self-host

  Boot the api and dashboard on your own machine and finish a real signup → gated-route loop with no external inbox — the four env details that trip up a fresh cold start.

• Sell one price across multiple apps (bundles)

  A developer-scoped Plan container whose grants fan out across every app you own — create the bundle, sell it, and both apps get entitled.