Apartment App

Overview

A demo application that connects a Next.js interface to a NestJS and PostgreSQL backend for discovering and managing apartment listings.

Challenge

Connect apartment discovery with authenticated listing management across a web client and API.

Responsibilities

• Built listing browsing and search flows
• Implemented authenticated listing management
• Connected the frontend to the NestJS API
• Integrated PostgreSQL persistence and media uploads

Solution

Combined a Next.js interface with a NestJS API and PostgreSQL persistence for browsing, searching, viewing, and managing apartment listings.

Architecture

Next.js frontend, NestJS backend, PostgreSQL with TypeORM, Clerk authentication, UploadThing media handling, and Docker-based local setup.

Technical decisions and trade-offs

• Separated the Next.js frontend and NestJS backend
• Used TypeORM with PostgreSQL for listing persistence
• Used Clerk for authentication and UploadThing for media handling

Technologies

• Next.js
• NestJS
• PostgreSQL
• TypeORM
• Clerk
• UploadThing
• Docker
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui
• Zod
• TanStack Query
• Internationalization