A full-featured backend implementation of the RealWorld API specification using Node.js (Express), Prisma ORM, and PostgreSQL. Supports CRUD, authentication, tests, migrations, and Docker deployment. Serves as the backend for realworld-react-fsd.

• Node.js, Express
• TypeScript
• Prisma ORM
• PostgreSQL
• Nx (monorepo)
• Jest (unit/e2e tests)
• Docker, Docker Compose
• Makefile

• src/app/routes/ — main routes (article, auth, profile, tag)
• src/prisma/ — Prisma schema, migrations, client
• src/tests/ — unit tests for services
• e2e/ — e2e tests (Jest)
• ops/deploy/ — Dockerfile, docker-compose, deployment scripts
• assets/ — static files

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://myuser:mypassword@localhost:30432/mydb
JWT_SECRET=theSecretForCreatingTheJWT
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=3000
MIN_REQUEST_DELAY_MS=250
MAX_REQUEST_DELAY_MS=500
TEST_UTILS_TOKEN=foo.bar.baz

yarn install
# Start PostgreSQL (locally or via Docker)
yarn migrate         # apply Prisma migrations
yarn db:seed         # seed test data (optional)
yarn dev             # start the server

docker-compose -f ops/deploy/demo/docker-compose.yml --env-file ops/deploy/demo/.env up --build -d

• Frontend: http://localhost:30401
• API: http://localhost:30400
• PgAdmin: http://localhost:30433

• RealWorld API Spec
• Frontend
• Issue tracker