New Laravel starter kit (with built-in billing) @aarondfrancis

Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 28 minutes ago

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: github.com/chargebee/cashier-chargebee
Chargebee: 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

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