𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦

You add a subscribe button. Payments and user accounts are separate problems. Users pay on Stripe. Your app thinks they are on a free plan. Webhooks fire twice. Guest buyers have no login.

Most subscription apps face this. You need a clear flow: Checkout, Webhook, Database, Dashboard.

Follow these steps:

• Use Stripe Payment Links for easy checkout.
• Link users with client_reference_id.
• Sync your database with webhooks.
• Use a processed events table to stop duplicate entries.
• Verify webhook signatures on your server.

The system works like this:

• User clicks subscribe.
• Stripe handles the payment.
• A webhook updates your database.
• The dashboard shows the active plan.

Security rules:

• Store API keys in .env files.
• Never commit keys to Git.
• Create guest users on the server after payment.
• Verify sessions server side.

This loop keeps your billing accurate. Your database mirrors Stripe. Webhooks keep them in sync.

Source: https://dev.to/mdhemalakhand1999/stripe-subscriptions-in-a-saas-step-by-step-with-code-1lkd