Forum

A minimal forum web app monorepo (Next.js client, NestJS server).

Repository layout

Path	Description
apps/client	Next.js 16 frontend (React 19), port 3000
apps/server	NestJS 11 backend, port 8080

Getting started

Prerequisites: Node.js LTS and a MongoDB instance.

npm install

npm run dev:client   # start client on port 3000
npm run dev:server   # start server on port 8080

Copy .env.example to .env.local in each app and fill in the values before starting.

Root scripts

npm run build    # build all workspaces
npm run tsc      # type-check client and server
npm run lint     # lint and autofix client and server
npm run format   # format client and server
npm run test     # run tests across all workspaces