ProductionFull StackMarch 2024

Scalable Web Platform

A production-grade web platform designed for scale. The system handles user authentication with JWT and refresh tokens, role-based access control for admin and user roles, and Redis-backed caching for frequently accessed data. The architecture follows clean separation of concerns with a dedicated API layer, service layer, and data access layer.

Overview

A production-grade web platform designed for scale. The system handles user authentication with JWT and refresh tokens, role-based access control for admin and user roles, and Redis-backed caching for frequently accessed data. The architecture follows clean separation of concerns with a dedicated API layer, service layer, and data access layer.

Architecture

The platform uses a layered architecture: presentation layer (Next.js), API gateway (Express), service layer for business logic, and data layer with Prisma ORM. Redis handles session caching and rate limiting.

Key Features

What makes this project stand out.

JWT authentication with refresh token rotation
Role-based access control (Admin, User)
Redis caching for API response optimization
Rate limiting and request throttling
Comprehensive API documentation
Dockerized deployment pipeline

Tech Stack

Technologies used to build this project.

Next.jsNode.jsExpress.jsPostgreSQLRedisPrismaJWT

Lessons Learned

Key takeaways from building this project.

1Caching strategy matters more than cache implementation
2Token rotation prevents security vulnerabilities
3Clean architecture pays off when requirements change
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