NestJS Api Boilerplate

A comprehensive boilerplate for building scalable, maintainable, and production-ready API services with NestJS, specifically tailored for MySQL database integration.

Features

• Pre-configured NestJS: Set up with the best practices for project structure, configuration, and scalability.
• Authentication & Authorization: Integrated modules for secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• MySQL Database Integration: Seamless integration with MySQL for robust data management and operations.
• Swagger Documentation: Pre-configured Swagger for API documentation and testing.
• Docker Support: Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml for easy containerization and deployment.
• Testing: Unit and e2e testing setups with Jest.
• Logging & Monitoring: Configured logging and monitoring for better observability.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js (v12.x or later)
• npm/yarn
• Docker (for containerization features)
• MySQL Server (for database operations)

Installation

To use the nestjs-api-boilerplate, follow these steps:

npm install nestjs-api-boilerplate

or using yarn:

yarn add nestjs-api-boilerplate

Usage

After installation, proceed with the following steps to kickstart your NestJS project with MySQL integration:

1. Initialize Your Project: Create your new project using the boilerplate.

   npx create-nestjs-api-boilerplate my-api-project
   cd my-api-project

2. Configure MySQL: Adjust the database configuration settings in your .env file or within your application's configuration module to connect to your MySQL database.

3. Run the Application:

   • For development:

     npm run start:dev

   • For production:

     npm run start:prod

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.