Claude Code Fundamentals

FLAGSHIP★4.9(967)2,840 studentsBeginner2h 55mUpdated 2026-05-01

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About this course

Run Claude Code on a real project, understand the methodology, know the safety, know the model rotation strategy (Claude Max + Codex), know what to do when things break. Plus: how to monetize what you just learned via the SetupBots Affiliate Program (30% on courses, 20% recurring on DFY referrals). Pair it with our free AI Cold Email + Affiliate Mastery course for the full referral pipeline.

What you'll learn

Run Claude Code on a real project without nuking your laptop or your data

Pick the right hosting — main Mac vs Deployer vs Mac Mini vs VPS vs AWS

Wire the methodology stack — Claude Code + GitHub + Supabase + Vercel

Install + use Allen's recommended toolset (Warp, Cursor, TablePlus, Postgres local, n8n, Docker)

Choose between Claude Pro / Max / Max20x for your usage — the token math that matters

Use the multi-agent disagreement strategy (Codex + Claude) for sharper decisions

Recover gracefully when (not if) something breaks

Earn 30% commission on every course you refer + 20% recurring on DFY referrals

Course curriculum

10 modules·42 lessons·Total 2h 55m

01You're about to reach into your mind and create anything you want digitallyPreview2m

02Light prereq recap — Getting Started, AI Strategy, Intro to APIs (60s each)Preview2m

03What you'll have by the end of this course2m

01WordPress is dead — 11,334 vulns in 2025 (+42% YoY), 5h median exploit, your MSA makes YOU liablePreview3m

02Why top-tier models matter — quality compounds, prompting tricks don't2m

03Claude plans — Pro $20 vs Max $100 vs Max20x $200. The token math that makes Max the deal of the year.2m

04Claude vs Codex vs Gemini — Allen's daily rotation + the disagreement strategy2m

01Hosting spectrum — main Mac vs Deployer vs Mac Mini vs VPS vs AWS/GCP2m

02The sensitive-data rule + setting up a Deployer account3m

03SSH into a Mac Mini or VPS — the essentials3m

04Allen's pick by use case (solo → VPS, biz with PII → Mac Mini, agency → multi-tenant VPS)2m

01Why this stack — what each piece does, why nothing's optional2m

02GitHub — connecting + repos as portfolio + open-source basics + reputation2m

03Supabase — connecting, RLS warnings, what to be careful with3m

04Vercel — deployment + the NEXT_PUBLIC_ vs regular env var difference3m

05API keys + the .env discipline2m

06What "production" actually means3m

01Terminal upgrades — Warp / Ghostty over the default2m

02IDE — Cursor vs VS Code vs none (Allen's pick + why)2m

03API testing — Postman vs Insomnia vs HTTPie3m

04Database GUIs — TablePlus vs DBeaver3m

05Local open-source databases — Postgres, SQLite, DuckDB, Redis (when each one wins)3m

06Local automation — n8n + Docker for sandboxed workflows3m

01CLAUDE.md — the most important file in the whole stack1m

02/goal command + Skills — when each one wins1m

03Routines + Customize + Sessions — your daily flow2m

04Dispatch + Co-work — sub-agents in practice2m

05Localhost drawing — point at the screen, Claude sees what you mean2m

06Computer Use — what Allen actually uses it for2m

01Codex + Claude — the disagreement strategy in practice2m

02MCP vs API vs CLI — when each connection type wins3m

03Why Claude Code beats v0 / Lovable / Bolt — and their specific pitfalls2m

01Horror story #1 — rm -rf codebase wipe (2 weeks lost, no backup)3m

02Horror story #2 — NEXT_PUBLIC_ Stripe key leak ($9,200 fraud in 6h)3m

03Horror story #3 — production migration that lost 8,400 customer records3m

04Things WILL break. The reframe that keeps you building.3m

05The 5 polish-and-recovery moves3m

01Allen's training-arena vision — and the hiring funnel that's already running3m

01How it works — 30% on every course, 20% recurring on DFY referrals2m

02Your perfect first product — affiliate landing page → cold email → SetupBots courses3m

03Real earnings math — 1 DFY referral = $2-4k/month recurring in your pocket3m

04Your upgrade path — bundles + AI Cold Email ($79 standalone, FREE with this course as a bonus)3m

What you take home

5 downloadable artifacts

Every course ships with the methodology AND the working assets. Drop them straight into your stack — they're AI-feedable, so you can paste them into Claude / Cursor / ChatGPT as a system prompt.

SKILL.md — The SetupBots Methodology

SKILL.md

Paste into Claude / Cursor / ChatGPT as a system prompt. The 4-piece methodology (Claude + GitHub + Supabase + Vercel), wired end-to-end.

Allen's tools install script

Code

One-liner installs for the toolset Allen actually uses — Warp, Cursor, TablePlus, local Postgres, n8n, Docker.

Claude plan + model decision matrix

Matrix

Pro vs Max vs Max20x vs Codex — when each wins, the token math, the use cases.

Sub-deployer project structure starter

Starter

The folder structure Allen uses for client projects — isolated environments, never cross-contaminate.

Affiliate marketing kit

Library

Email templates, social posts, and landing-page copy you can send referrals through to earn 30% commission.

Meet your instructor

Allen Seavert — in residence

Founder · SetupBots · Phoenix, AZ

13+ years building. Shipped marketplaces, CRMs, lead engines, and content pipelines for clients from solo founders to 8-figure companies. Built a production experiences marketplace from scratch — scraped 13,706 leads with AI, wired a seat-race booking system, and automated cold email at scale. Now teaching the methodology.

1,000+Builders helped

831Setup lessons loaded

69Code resources

5Agent tools supported

Reviews

4.9 average across 967 verified reviews

Quality of content97%

Worth the price94%

Practical, not theoretical96%

Easy to follow91%

M.K.

Solo dev → 4-person agency

★★★★★

"Paid for itself the first month. The way Allen breaks down the workflow is the clearest I've seen."

Jess R.

Marketing lead at a 7-figure SaaS

★★★★★

"Replaced a $1,200/mo tool stack with a single workflow from this course. ROI was immediate."

Trent B.

E-commerce founder

★★★★★

"End-to-end, production-grade, not a sandbox demo. Worth 10x what I paid."

Priya N.

Operations director

★★★★★

"We automated 30 hours/week of manual labor within 6 weeks of finishing the course."

Frequently asked questions

No. This course is built for non-developers. Foundations like Claude Code, Supabase, Vercel, and GitHub are taught from zero. By the end you'll be shipping real apps without writing code yourself.

Lifetime access. You get every future update to the course as the tools evolve. No expiring subscriptions.

30-day no-questions-asked refund. If the course doesn't deliver on what we promised, we refund and we want to know why so we can improve.

Yes — completion certificates are issued automatically when you finish all course modules. They're shareable on LinkedIn.

Yes. Many operators buy a course first then book a consulting engagement to apply it to their specific business. Email growth@setupbots.com for details.

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