Frequently Asked Questions

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; video walkthroughs are filming now.

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.

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. Once the repo is connected to Vercel or Netlify, a push deploys it.

After purchase you get access to the private Amrify Pro GitHub repository from your account dashboard. One purchase is one seat: one person with repository access, building unlimited sites. Updates arrive as normal git pulls, announced on the public changelog.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Because the product is source code, the purchase is final once repository access is granted - you keep the code forever either way. Speed-test the live Showcase sites and grade them with the free tools first; they are the honest preview, and the free Starter opens at launch.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 (filming now) demonstrate.

Contact forms work out of the box via the included serverless API pattern (AWS Lambda) or any endpoint you configure. Amrify Pro includes optional customer accounts (Amazon Cognito); other dynamic features can use Astro's on-demand rendering with any provider.

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. Faster Core Web Vitals help; rankings also depend on your content, reviews and Business Profile.

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.