Laravel now ships with first- and third-party starter kits that make spinning up a full SaaS app faster than ever including billing, invoicing, and subscriptions. In this video, I walk through the new Chargebee-powered starter kit, show you how to get up and running in minutes, and explore some of the powerful billing tools available under the hood.

Links:
Chargebee Cashier Repository: https://github.com/chargebee/cashier-chargebee
Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/
Feedback email: dx@chargebee.com

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Chapters:
00:00 - Laravel's starter kit strategy  
00:50 - Zero-code walkthrough of the starter app  
01:52 - Testing the subscription and checkout flow  
03:01 - Chargebee overview and new cashier driver  
03:33 - Installing the starter kit via CLI  
05:52 - Syncing subscription plans  
06:43 - How the cashier driver works  
07:10 - Why use Chargebee for billing?  
08:01 - Chargebee’s built-in accounting features  
08:46 - Exploring the cashier-chargebee repo  
09:28 - Built-in billing portal support  
10:00 - Handling customer balances and credit  
10:33 - Flexible subscription trial handling  
11:14 - How to give Chargebee product feedback  
11:50 - Wrap-up

Aaron Francis

Laravel's new starter kits streamline web application development, facilitating built-in features like billing and subscription management, with options to use ChargeB's cashier driver for enhanced monetization strategies.

New Laravel starter kit (with built-in billing)