Problem
Every web project needs an API backend, but setting up auth, rate limiting, documentation, and admin access correctly takes days. Most tutorials skip the production-critical parts.
Solution
NexAPI is a complete, opinionated API backend boilerplate with JWT auth, RBAC, Redis-backed rate limiting per IP and API key, automatic Swagger/OpenAPI documentation, a React admin panel for user management, and structured logging.
Real-World Impact
Used as a base for 2 other personal projects. Demonstrates understanding of production API design — not just getting endpoints to return 200.
Challenges Faced
Designing a clean RBAC system that's flexible enough to handle multiple permission levels without becoming a permission spaghetti mess.
Key Learnings
Production APIs require thinking about: who can call what, how often, what happens on failure, and how do you debug it. Security and observability aren't afterthoughts.
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