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How to package a NestJS QR code generator as an AWS Lambda function, test it locally with LocalStack, and deploy it through the Serverless Framework.
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Technical notes, implementation guides, and durable lessons from NestJS backend projects.

How to package a NestJS QR code generator as an AWS Lambda function, test it locally with LocalStack, and deploy it through the Serverless Framework.

A practical approach for running NestJS command-line workers as Kubernetes Jobs with nest-commander, Docker, shared libraries, and TypeORM.

Notes from a NestJS Vienna meetup covering multi-tenancy patterns, module management, and why these topics matter for scalable NestJS applications.

A focused walkthrough of a simple NestJS WebSocket gateway that tracks connections, disconnections, and chat messages with Socket.io.

How to design a payment abstraction in NestJS so Stripe is only one implementation behind a stable application contract.

A practical architecture for serving multiple customer databases from one NestJS application using TypeORM and request-scoped tenant context.

How repository abstractions let a NestJS application work with different persistence implementations while keeping use cases focused on domain behavior.

A first look at structuring a NestJS e-commerce project around domain entities, use cases, infrastructure, and low coupling.

A tech-infused language learning journey using open-source projects, NestJS, Next.js, Vercel, and Neon as a practical education stack.

How to add Sentry to a NestJS project with an exception filter so production errors are visible before users report them.

How AI tools can accelerate unit and e2e test drafting in NestJS while still requiring developer review, corrections, and understanding.

A product-oriented NestJS service that uses OpenAI to generate answer options for educational questions and stores the result with Prisma.

How to replace TypeORM with Prisma in a small NestJS auth project while keeping the application behavior focused and testable.

A Fastify, Prisma, Zod, and Vitest backend built without a full framework to revisit the fundamentals behind modern Node.js APIs.

How to add focused unit tests to a NestJS auth flow with Jest, mocked providers, repository mocks, and a GitHub Actions pipeline.

How to add end-to-end tests to a NestJS auth flow and run them in GitHub Actions with a reproducible test environment.

How to centralize environment variables in NestJS with @nestjs/config, Zod validation, inferred TypeScript types, and a small EnvService.

The third auth-flow step: add Postgres with TypeORM, hash user passwords, run migrations, and prepare the database for Neon deployment.

Create the first auth and users modules, wire JWT sign-in and sign-up behavior, and protect a profile route with a NestJS guard.

The first step in a NestJS auth-flow series: project setup, CLI usage, SWC compilation, TypeScript target tuning, and Vercel deployment basics.