A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient and scalable server-side applications.

Description

Nest framework TypeScript starter repository.

📌 Project Description

This project is a backend application built with NestJS and GraphQL that demonstrates a modern, production-grade architecture for building APIs. It integrates authentication, authorization, database persistence, and testing—showcasing strong backend engineering skills.

🔑 Key Features

• NestJS with GraphQL (Apollo Server)
  • Code-first approach with automatic schema generation.
  • Queries and mutations for managing Users and authentication flows.
• Authentication & Authorization
  • Secure JWT-based authentication with access & refresh tokens.
  • Global guards (AccessTokenGuard) applied to protect resolvers.
• Database Integration
  • Secure JWT-based authentication with access & refresh tokens.
  • Entities such as UserEntity and UserAuthEntity with input DTOs for validation.
• Security & Best Practices
  • Password hashing with argon2.
  • Input validation using class-validator and class-transformer.
  • Configurable environment variables via @nestjs/config.
• Testing & Code Quality
  • Unit and e2e testing with Jest and Supertest.
  • ESLint + Prettier for linting and formatting.
• Developer Experience
  • Apollo Sandbox integration for GraphQL queries.
  • Hot-reload with start:dev.
  • Modular, scalable codebase with clear separation of concerns (AuthModule, UserModule).

🚀 Skills & Frameworks Highlighted

• Frameworks & Languages: NestJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, Apollo Server.

• Authentication: JWT, Passport strategies, Guards & Interceptors.

• Databases & ORMs: PostgreSQL, Prisma ORM, database migrations.

• Security: Hashing (argon2), validation, role-based access control patterns.

• Testing: Jest, Supertest, unit and e2e testing.

• Dev Tools & Practices: ESLint, Prettier, CI-friendly scripts.

Project setup

$ npm install

Compile and run the project

# development
$ npm run start

# watch mode
$ npm run start:dev

# production mode
$ npm run start:prod

Run tests

# unit tests
$ npm run test

# e2e tests
$ npm run test:e2e

# test coverage
$ npm run test:cov

Deployment

When you're ready to deploy your NestJS application to production, there are some key steps you can take to ensure it runs as efficiently as possible. Check out the deployment documentation for more information.

If you are looking for a cloud-based platform to deploy your NestJS application, check out Mau, our official platform for deploying NestJS applications on AWS. Mau makes deployment straightforward and fast, requiring just a few simple steps:

$ npm install -g @nestjs/mau
$ mau deploy

With Mau, you can deploy your application in just a few clicks, allowing you to focus on building features rather than managing infrastructure.

Resources

Check out a few resources that may come in handy when working with NestJS:

• Visit the NestJS Documentation to learn more about the framework.
• For questions and support, please visit our Discord channel.
• To dive deeper and get more hands-on experience, check out our official video courses.
• Deploy your application to AWS with the help of NestJS Mau in just a few clicks.
• Visualize your application graph and interact with the NestJS application in real-time using NestJS Devtools.
• Need help with your project (part-time to full-time)? Check out our official enterprise support.
• To stay in the loop and get updates, follow us on X and LinkedIn.
• Looking for a job, or have a job to offer? Check out our official Jobs board.

Support

Nest is an MIT-licensed open source project. It can grow thanks to the sponsors and support by the amazing backers. If you'd like to join them, please read more here.

Stay in touch

• Author - Kamil Myśliwiec
• Website - https://nestjs.com
• Twitter - @nestframework

License

Nest is MIT licensed.