Spiritism community platform

The problem

A spiritism community needed a membership platform that handled live sessions, recorded archives, paid subscriptions, ritual scheduling, and region-aware content. Off-the-shelf community SaaS could not respect the cultural practices or the moderation requirements; most agencies declined the work due to vertical sensitivity. The community had outgrown a generic Discord plus Patreon stitch-up.

The approach

We built a Next.js platform with Stripe subscriptions, Supabase auth and storage, region-aware content gating, member directory with privacy controls, ritual scheduling tied to lunar and seasonal calendars, and a moderation toolset that allows graduated trust levels. Live sessions stream with chat sidecar; recordings archive automatically with consent. UX language and visuals match the community practice, not a template.

Stack and engineering choices

• Next.js application
• Stripe subscriptions
• Supabase auth and storage
• Region-aware content gating
• Lunar and seasonal scheduling
• Graduated moderation toolset
• Live sessions with sidecar chat

Outcome

The community runs at scale on the platform their leadership trusts. Moderation works without third-party flags; subscriptions are predictable revenue; live and recorded content live in one place instead of split across tools. The platform is theirs, not rented from a generic community SaaS.