beginner → intermediate → advanced

learn to vibe code

Go from your first prompt to a real app you actually own — your AI, a domain, and the free tools that run everything else. No platform lock-in, no gatekeeping.

free and open · no signup, no email — just start

vibe — your first app
$vibe build "a habit tracker with streaks"
→ your stack: free db · free hosting · your domain
✓ live at streaks.yourdomain.com — and it's yours
no $20/mo lock-in · your AI· a domain· free hosting· free database· free auth· free storage · all yours.
What is just vibe?

We're not a platform. We teach you to leave them.

The AI platforms bundle the whole stack into a black box and rent it back to you. We teach you to build that same stack yourself — and own it.

The platform way
  • ✕A black box you can't see into
  • ✕$20+ a month, forever
  • ✕Stop paying and your project goes with it
  • ✕You never learn how any of it works
The just vibe way
  • ✓Speak the language, so you can direct your AI
  • ✓Set up the free tools the platforms hide
  • ✓Ship a real app that's yours — with or without us
  • ✓Own every piece; cancel anything and it keeps running
Read the full manifesto →
Who it's for

Not for seasoned devs. For the rest of us.

If you've got ideas and want to actually build and own them — you're in the right place.

The idea person

You have more ideas than time, and you want to know how to actually get them built.

The platform escapee

You’re paying for an AI platform and don’t know how to get your projects off of it.

The future owner

You don’t know how to code, but you want to work with AI and fully own what it builds — so a passion project can’t be taken away when you stop paying a monthly fee.

The curriculum

beginner to pro — all live, all free

Every course is live and free to read right now. Video walkthroughs are rolling out as we film them — request the ones you want most.

Beginner

Break free from platform lock-in and ship your first real app — for free.

  • Vibe Coding 101 Live

    A blank prompt to your first shipped app, on a stack you own.

  • Terminal Basics Live

    What the terminal is, and how to use it without fear.

  • VS Code Basics Live

    Set up and use VS Code with AI as your pair programmer.

  • Git Good Live

    Demystify Git — learn it, use it, love it.

  • Project Toolbox Live

    Free tools for the features almost every project needs.

  • Security Basics Live

    Don't leak your users' data — or worse.

  • Vibe Friendly Hosts Live

    Where to host and who to pick — without the lock-in.

Intermediate

Add the real features — auth, payments, data, analytics — the right way.

  • Prompting for Builders Live

    Get exactly the code you meant — the first time.

  • All About DB Live

    Build a database and wire it into your frontend.

  • Authentication Solved Live

    Add real auth with battle-tested libraries, safely.

  • Payment Gateways Live

    Accept payments — wire up a real checkout.

  • Get Analytics Live

    Analytics that turn into actionable insight.

  • Unlock Docker Live

    Use Docker to build anything and deploy anywhere.

Pro

Take it all the way to production — and beyond.

  • Ship to Prod Live

    Environments, a production database, deploys, domains, and a launch checklist.

  • More advanced tracks Later

    Your own infrastructure, local LLMs, zero-dependency builds — after the core.

FAQ

Questions, answered straight

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your idea wants to exist

Every lesson is free — no signup, no catch. Learn on your own, then come build with us.