Patchly

Open-source changelog platform. Give every product a public changelog page, an embeddable widget, and email subscriber notifications.

Live demo: patchly.dawit.dev

Features

• Public changelog pages at /:slug
• Embeddable JS widget (one script tag)
• Email subscriber notifications via Resend
• Magic link authentication — no passwords
• Markdown support with syntax highlighting
• Dashboard with projects, entries, subscribers, analytics

Stack

• Next.js 16 App Router
• Neon serverless Postgres
• Drizzle ORM
• Resend transactional email
• Tailwind CSS v4
• TypeScript · Biome · pnpm

Getting started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• pnpm 10+
• A Neon database
• A Resend account with a verified domain

Setup

git clone https://github.com/patchlyhq/patchly
cd patchly
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env.local

Fill in .env.local with your credentials, then:

pnpm db:push   # creates database tables
pnpm dev       # starts at http://localhost:3030

Environment variables

Variable	Description
DATABASE_URL	Neon Postgres connection string
RESEND_API_KEY	Resend API key for magic link emails
SESSION_SECRET	Random string for session signing
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL	Your app's public URL

Database

pnpm db:push    # push schema changes to database
pnpm db:studio  # open Drizzle Studio

Deployment

Deploy to Vercel with zero config. Add environment variables in the Vercel dashboard.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.