Introduction Getting Started Customization & Rebranding Claude Code

1. Create a Convex Project 2. Create a Clerk Application 3. Connect Clerk to Convex 4. Connect Clerk to Next.js 5. Connect Resend to Convex 6. Connect Polar to Convex 7. Connect Yoco to Convex

Payments Overview Polar Pricing & Subscriptions Yoco Pricing & Access Packages Build Your First Feature Adding Pages Protected Routes Components with Convex Data SSR for SEO Adding Tables Database Event Triggers Public API Endpoints Protected API Endpoints Recurring Crons Scheduling Functions Production Deployments — Backend Production Deployments — Vercel

Frontend Apps

Backend Apps

Under the Hood

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Setup

2. Create a Clerk Application

Set up your Clerk application for authentication.

Clerk handles all user authentication. You need a Clerk application before setting up auth in Convex or Next.js.

What You'll Do

Create a Clerk account and application
Configure sign-in methods (email, Google, GitHub, etc.)
Note your API keys and issuer domain
Create a JWT template for Convex

1. Create a Convex Project

Set up your Convex cloud deployment and connect it to the backend.

3. Connect Clerk to Convex

Connect Clerk authentication to your Convex backend.

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