Akshar

Create Handlebars templates, fill them in as "generations", and download them as PDFs.

Features

• Templates — write Handlebars markup with {{variables}}, define the variables that fill them in, and preview live.
• Assets — upload images (stored on Maalgaadi) and insert them into templates.
• Generations — fill in a template's variables and save a rendered snapshot; download it as a PDF in A4, A5, Letter, or Legal format.
• Single shared password auth (no user accounts) via a signed, stateless cookie.

Getting started

1. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the values:
   • PASSWORD — the shared login password.
   • DATABASE_URL — Postgres connection string.
   • NEXT_PUBLIC_MAALGAADI_ENDPOINT, NEXT_PUBLIC_MAALGAADI_API_ENDPOINT, MAALGAADI_API_KEY — Maalgaadi file storage credentials (optional; the Assets page shows a setup notice until these are set).
2. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

3. Install the Chromium browser used for PDF rendering (playwright-core does not bundle it):

   npx playwright install chromium

4. Run the dev server:

   pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the app.

Database

This project does not run migrations automatically. Once a database is available, apply the schema with:

pnpm exec prisma migrate dev