Source: https://www.hype-stack.dev/docs/packs-templates/templates/aether

# Aether

An AI chat SaaS. Streaming chat, voice in and out, image generation, and a document library that grounds answers in your
own files, behind a WebGL marketing landing page, with auth, billing, and a unified app shell. This is the `aether`
template, and it runs on the [AI Chat](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-ai-chat) pack, so the chat is live the moment
you add an OpenAI key.

## What's inside

- A **starter** for auth (you pick WorkOS or Better Auth at install).
- A **layout** shell (defaults to the glass layout, swappable at install).
- **Billing**, defaulting to [Stripe](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-stripe) and swappable for
  [Lemon Squeezy](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-lemonsqueezy) or
  [Polar](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-polar) at install.
- A separate [admin app](/docs/packs-templates/packs/admin) from the starter, with the billing revenue widgets already
  wired in.
- [AI Chat](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-ai-chat) as a fixed feature pack: the workspace at `/chat`, the document
  library at `/knowledge`, usage metering against the plan, and the admin usage dashboard.
- An AI-product landing page with a themeable WebGL hero, the default dark theme, and a resources hub.

## What you need to set up

This template inherits its integrations from its packs, so configure those:

1. **Auth** - follow the guide for the starter you picked:
   - [SaaS Starter (Better Auth)](/docs/packs-templates/packs/starter-saas-betterauth) (default), or
   - [SaaS Starter (WorkOS)](/docs/packs-templates/packs/starter-saas-workos)
2. **Billing** - follow the page for the provider you picked: [Stripe](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-stripe),
   [Lemon Squeezy](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-lemonsqueezy), or
   [Polar](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-billing-polar). Each needs an account, a secret, plan ids, and a webhook.
3. **AI** - follow [AI Chat](/docs/packs-templates/packs/pack-ai-chat). `OPENAI_API_KEY` is enough to start; the two
   cron jobs it needs register with the template's scheduler on install.
4. **Admin** - set `SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL` to sign in to the [admin app](/docs/packs-templates/packs/admin) the first time.

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## Why use the template instead of composing packs yourself

It pre-wires the starter, layout, billing, and the AI chat pack together with the WebGL landing page and the app shell,
themed as one product. You skip the composition step and land on a working AI product with metered usage on day one.