NestJS + Flutter Monorepo

A learning project to explore API development using NestJS, image uploads with Cloudinary, and building a Flutter app that consumes the API.

This is not an e-commerce app — the purpose of this project is to practice full-stack development with image handling and CRUD operations.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

• Framework: NestJS
• Database: MongoDB (via Mongoose)
• Image Upload: Cloudinary
• API Features:
  • Products CRUD
  • Categories CRUD
  • Image upload & management

Frontend

• Framework: Flutter
• Purpose: Consume the API and display products & categories

Environment Variables

Both apps require environment variables to work correctly. Each subproject has its own .env.example file with the required keys.

Backend .env example:

# Development MongoDB URI
MONGO_URI=your_local_mongo_uri

# Production MongoDB URI (e.g. MongoDB Atlas)
MONGO_URI_PROD=your_mongo_atlas_uri

# Cloudinary credentials
CLOUDINARY_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret