With Postgres

Official

Blank Payload starter on Next.js using the Postgres database adapter and local disk storage

Overview

Summary generated from the README

A minimal Payload 3 starter built on Next.js that uses the Postgres adapter for its database. Media is stored on local disk with Sharp for image handling, and rich text uses the Lexical editor. Vitest and Playwright are included for unit and end-to-end testing.

Features

Postgres database via the Payload Postgres adapter
Next.js integration with the Payload admin panel
Lexical rich text editor
Local disk storage for uploads
Sharp image transformer
Vitest and Playwright test setup

Good for

Starting a new Payload project that needs a relational Postgres database
Building a custom site or app from a blank Next.js and Payload base

From the author

A blank template to get started with Payload

Get started

npx create-payload-app -t with-postgres

README

with-postgres

Attributes

Database: postgres
Storage Adapter: localDisk

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