fix: Make Stripe optional during build, check at runtime

Author: maitamdev

app/api/stripe/checkout/route.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ const checkoutSchema = z.object({
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
+    if (!process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: 'Stripe not configured' },
+        { status: 500 }
+      )
+    }
+
     const session = await getServerSession(authOptions)
 
     if (!session?.user) {

app/api/stripe/portal/route.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import prisma from '@/app/lib/db'
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
+    if (!process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: 'Stripe not configured' },
+        { status: 500 }
+      )
+    }
+
     const session = await getServerSession(authOptions)
 
     if (!session?.user) {

app/lib/stripe.ts

@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 
 import Stripe from 'stripe'
 
-if (!process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY) {
-  throw new Error('STRIPE_SECRET_KEY is required')
-}
+// Allow build to succeed without Stripe key (will be set in production env)
+const stripeSecretKey = process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY || 'sk_test_placeholder_for_build'
 
-export const stripe = new Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, {
+export const stripe = new Stripe(stripeSecretKey, {
   apiVersion: '2025-12-15.clover',
   typescript: true,
 })