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I got tired of wasting 40 hours wiring up React Native & .NET auth, so I built a reusable Enterprise Starter

Hey Indie Hackers,

I’m a software engineer who spends a lot of time building complex mobile apps and B2B platforms. I noticed a frustrating pattern every time I wanted to launch a new SaaS idea: the "infrastructure phase" was killing my momentum.

Before I could even build a single core feature, I was spending my first week doing the exact same boring tasks:

Setting up .NET AuthControllers and BCrypt.

Configuring JWT Bearer tokens.

Wiring up Axios interceptors to handle token refreshes and 401s globally.

Building out custom UI components from scratch.

I finally decided to stop repeating myself and built a complete Enterprise Mobile Solution that handles all of this out of the box.

The biggest technical hurdle I solved: The "Storage Trap"
If you build with Expo, you know that expo-secure-store is great for iOS/Android, but if you try to test your app in a web browser, it crashes completely.

To fix this, I built a smart storage utility inside the architecture that automatically detects the platform. If it's on the web, it uses standard localStorage. If it's on a physical device, it smoothly switches to high-security SecureStore. No more browser crashes during development.

What’s inside the stack:
Backend: .NET Core 9 API, SQLite (Entity Framework Core - easy swap to Postgres), JWT Auth.

Frontend: Expo (React Native), TypeScript, and a premium UI component library (complete with loading states and secure password eye-toggles).

Network: Pre-configured Axios instance with a global auth interceptor.

Why I'm sharing it:
As indie hackers, our time is our most expensive asset. Spending 30 to 40 hours just to get a login screen working securely is a massive waste of energy when you could be validating your actual product.

I’ve packaged this entire architecture into a production-ready starter kit. If you want to skip the boring setup phase and launch your next mobile app this weekend, you can grab the full source code here:

https://saadventure610.gumroad.com/l/EnterpriseMobileSolution-ReactNative-NETCore

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this tech stack! For those of you building mobile apps, what is the most annoying part of the initial setup for you?

on March 31, 2026