Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about building with Amrify.
Getting Started
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What is Amrify?
What technical skills do I need?
For content and configuration: none worth mentioning - settings are JSON, content is markdown, and the bundled AI workflow can handle both for you. For deeper layout customization, comfort with HTML, CSS (Tailwind), and basic JavaScript helps. Every step has a written guide and a video tutorial.
How long does it take to launch a site?
Under an hour is the designed path, and we film it end to end rather than ask you to believe it (the full video walkthrough ships at launch): clone the repo, let your AI editor run the setup wizard for your niche, and deploy the static output to Vercel, Netlify, or Cloudflare Pages on their free tier. Connecting a custom domain follows whenever your DNS propagates.
Where can I deploy an Amrify site?
Anywhere that hosts static files. The boilerplate includes the AWS setup we run in production (S3 + CloudFront + a serverless form API), and the same output deploys free to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or GitHub Pages. Push to git and your site deploys automatically.
How is it delivered?
After purchase you get access to the private GitHub repository from your account dashboard, plus a downloadable archive. Updates arrive as normal git pulls, announced on the public changelog.
Performance & SEO
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How does Amrify achieve 100/100 Lighthouse scores?
Astro's zero-JS-by-default architecture means only necessary HTML and CSS ship to the browser. SolidJS interactive components hydrate only when needed. Images are optimized at build time with Sharp, fonts use display:swap with preconnect hints, and CSS is scoped per-component. The result: near-instant load times (LCP), minimal blocking time (TBT), and stable layouts (CLS).
Are the templates optimized for Google SEO?
Yes. Every template includes semantic HTML5 markup, auto-generated sitemaps, canonical URL handling, Open Graph meta tags, and structured data for Organization, WebSite, BreadcrumbList, Article, and FAQ schemas. Niche templates add a city-page architecture for local rankings, and every site ships llms.txt for AI search engines.
How is Amrify different from WordPress for SEO?
WordPress requires plugins for SEO features that Amrify includes by default. Amrify generates plain HTML which loads faster, scores higher on Core Web Vitals, and gives Google exactly what it wants - clean, fast, structured content. No database queries, no plugin conflicts, no security patches.
Pricing & Licensing
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How much does Amrify cost?
How does the founding discount work?
The cap is enforced at checkout, not by a countdown timer. The first 5,000 purchases get $150 off automatically; purchase 5,001 pays $399. Founding members lose nothing later - every future template and feature ships to them free, like every other owner.
Is the Starter really free?
Yes. The Starter is a single-site slice of the same stack, free and open source under the MIT license, public on GitHub at launch. Use it for personal or commercial projects with no restrictions - it is the honest way to try the architecture before buying.
What does 'lifetime updates' mean?
Your one-time purchase includes every future update to the boilerplate - new niche templates, new features, patches, and major versions. There is no renewal fee and nothing to subscribe to.
Can I use Amrify for client projects?
Yes. One purchase covers unlimited production sites, for yourself or for clients. The single restriction: you cannot resell or redistribute the boilerplate itself as a template product.
How does Amrify compare to Squarespace or Wix?
Squarespace and Wix are hosted page builders with monthly fees and limited performance control. Amrify gives you source code you own, 100/100 Lighthouse scores, and free static hosting - with no monthly costs after your one-time purchase.
Is there a refund policy?
Because the product is source code, the purchase is final once repository access is granted - you keep the code forever either way. Try the free Starter and speed-test the live Showcase sites first; they are the honest preview.
Customization & Templates
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Which niches are included?
How customizable are the templates?
Fully. Theme tokens control colors, fonts, and spacing across light and dark modes. Content lives in plain markdown with typed schemas. Astro components are standard HTML/CSS - modify anything. The monorepo's per-site theming means multiple sites can look completely different while sharing the same component library.
Can I use this for a non-developer client?
Yes. Once deployed, content updates only require editing plain text files and pushing to git. You can set up a simple CMS like TinaCMS or Decap CMS if your client needs a visual editor.
Can I run many sites from one codebase?
That is the point of the monorepo: pnpm workspaces + Turborepo with shared packages. Each site is a small app folder with its own config, content, and theme. Run one site or fifty - improvements to shared packages reach every site on the next build.
Technical & AI
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What technology stack does Amrify use?
Astro 7 for static site generation, SolidJS for interactive islands, Tailwind CSS 4 for styling, typed content schemas for validation, and pnpm + Turborepo for the monorepo. TypeScript is used throughout. Deployment is AWS-first (S3, CloudFront, serverless form API) with free static hosts fully supported.
How is Amrify 'AI-ready'?
The repo ships with CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md instruction files, a prompt kit for setup and content generation, JSON configuration, and typed content schemas that catch AI mistakes at build time with readable errors. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Windsurf can configure a site end to end - that is the workflow our video tutorials demonstrate.
Can I add dynamic features like forms or authentication?
Contact forms work out of the box via the included serverless API pattern (AWS Lambda) or any endpoint you configure. For authentication and other dynamic features, Astro supports on-demand rendering with any provider.
How do updates work?
Migration
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Can I migrate my existing WordPress site to Amrify?
Will I lose my Google rankings when migrating?
Not if you set up proper 301 redirects and maintain your URL structure. Amrify's SEO tooling handles meta tags, structured data, and sitemaps automatically. Most sites see improved rankings within weeks due to better Core Web Vitals scores.
Can I keep my existing domain?
Yes. Point your domain's DNS to your new host (Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or your own AWS distribution). Set up 301 redirects for any URLs that change. The migration guide covers this in detail.