Next.js + MongoDB App
A full-fledged app made with Next.JS and MongoDB.
About this project
nextjs-mongodb-app
is a continously developed app built with Next.JS and MongoDB. Most tutorials on the Internet are either half-baked or not production-ready. This project aims to fix that.
This project goes even further and attempts to integrate top features as seen in real-life apps.
Give this project a big ol' 🌟 star motivates me to work on new features.
Check out the demo.
Using this project
Before getting started, I welcome you to read this issue on production readiness. The goal is not to use this project as it, but to implement your own version.
This project accompanies the following posts:
- https://www.hoangvvo.com/blog/full-fledged-app-with-next-js-and-mongodb-part-1/
- https://www.hoangvvo.com/blog/full-fledged-app-with-next-js-and-mongodb-part-2/
Note: Part 1 and Part 2 are written without next-connect for middleware and method routing and only apply to commits before db910c2.
Requirement
This project relies on the following components. Some of them are optional and some may be replaced by others with similar functionalities.
Dependencies
This project uses the following dependencies:
next.js
- v9 or above required for API Routes.react
- v16.8 or above required for react hooks.react-dom
- v16.8 or above.mongodb
- may be replaced bymongoose
.next-connect
- recommended if you want to use Express/Connect middleware.axios
,axioswal
- optional, may be replaced with any request library.next-session
,connect-mongo
- may be replaced with any session management solution.bcryptjs
- optional, may be replaced with any password-hashing library.argon2
recommended.validator
- optional but recommended.formidable
- may be replaced by other file parser.cloudinary
- optional, only if you are using Cloudinary for image upload.
Environmental variables
The environment variables will be inlined during build time and thus should not be used in front-end codebase.
Required environmental variables in this project include:
process.env.MONGODB_URI
The MongoDB Connection String (with credentials)process.env.CLOUDINARY_URL
Cloudinary environment variable for configuration. See this.process.env.DB_NAME
The name of the MongoDB database to be used.
I include my own MongoDB and Cloudinary environment variables in .env.example for experimentation purposes. Please replace them with your owns and refrain from sabotaging them. You can use them in development by renaming it into .env
.
In production, it is recommended to set the environment variables using the options provided by your cloud/hosting providers.
Development
nextjs-mongodb-app
is a long-term developing project. There is no constraint on numbers of features. I continuously accepts feature proposals and am actively developing and expanding functionalities.
Start the development server by running yarn dev
or npm run dev
.
Features
There are three states in feature development:
developed
: The feature has been fully developed and is functional.developing
: The feature is being developed or being improved.proposed
: The feature is proposed and may or may not be developed in the future.
Authentication
- Session management
- Allow users to sign up and log in/log out.
User profile
- Avatar, name, email, location, etc.
- User profile page
- Edit user profile
delayed
Social - Find other users with search functionality
- View other users' profile page
- Add/Remove friends
developing
Account management - Email verification
- Password change
- Password reset
Have any features in mind, make an issue. Would like to work on a feature, make a PR.
Styles
Despite the look, this project does not contain any stylesheets, and no component has classes. To remove the style, simply remove all <style jsx>
and <style jsx global>
tags.
Contributing
Please see my contributing.md.