# lujakob/nestjs-realworld-example-app

Exemplary real world backend API built with NestJS + TypeORM / Prisma

Repository: https://github.com/lujakob/nestjs-realworld-example-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nestjs-realworld-example-app
Homepage: https://realworld.io/
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: nestjs, typeorm, prisma
Last push: 2024-03-10T17:51:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3120, "days_push": 906, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3356, forks 732 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:57.959115+00:00)

## What it is
A RealWorld-spec example backend API implementing a Medium.com clone with NestJS, available in TypeORM (master) and Prisma (prisma branch) variants backed by MySQL. It demonstrates CRUD, JWT authentication, and advanced NestJS patterns as a reference codebase.

## Use cases
- learn how to structure a real NestJS backend
- see a Medium clone API built with NestJS and TypeORM
- compare TypeORM vs Prisma in the same application
- reference implementation of the RealWorld API spec
- study JWT auth and CRUD patterns in NestJS
- bootstrap a NestJS + MySQL project from a working example

## When to choose
- you want a spec-compliant, non-trivial NestJS example beyond a todo app
- you're evaluating TypeORM or Prisma with NestJS on MySQL
- you need a reference for NestJS project structure, auth, and testing with Jest

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready starter with a maintained license
- you use a database other than MySQL
- you want a frontend or fullstack example rather than a backend API

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: api-framework, orm, auth, http-server, testing
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: nestjs, typeorm, prisma, realworld-spec, example-app, medium-clone, crud, jwt-authentication, nodejs, typescript, web-server

## Member repositories
- lujakob/nestjs-realworld-example-app (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.959115+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:40:55.435261+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lujakob/nestjs-realworld-example-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:57.959115+00:00, sha 553fb92a2f28)
  - homepage: https://realworld.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:06.419725+00:00, sha b277ff89d0e7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.