NextJS + Tailwind CSS + TypeScript + Python +SQLAlchemy + PostgreSQL + Vercel

🚀 Getting Started

What is Full Stack Web Development?

• Full Stack Web Development represents a holistic approach to web application development, where an individual or a team is responsible for both the front-end (client-side) and back-end (server-side) development. This involves creating the visual components that users interact with (the front-end), and also managing data, server logic, and more behind the scenes (the back-end).

Exploring the Layers in Full Stack Web Development

• Full Stack Web Development essentially comprises three distinct layers:

1. The presentation layer: This is the front-end of the application, which is built using tools such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and various JavaScript libraries or frameworks like ReactJS. One recent and innovative framework is NextJS, which is a React-based framework known for features such as server-side rendering and generating static websites.
2. The business logic layer: This is the back-end portion of the application. It’s here that all the logical operations, data manipulation, and server-side tasks are carried out. This is where the use of Python becomes important. A powerful and versatile language, Python is used extensively in back-end development for its simplicity and vast capabilities.
3. The database layer: This is the very core of any web application. It’s the layer where data is stored, retrieved, and manipulated. Python is again a common tool used to interact with databases, thanks to the diverse range of libraries it offers for database operations.

Combining NextJS and Python in Full Stack Web Development

• Many developers are finding a potent combination in using NextJS with a Python backend for their full stack web development needs. This is often referred to as a “NextJS Python backend”. This approach allows you to harness the dynamic capabilities of the NextJS front-end framework, while benefiting from Python’s easy-to-read syntax and powerful back-end processing abilities.

Benefits of Full Stack Web Development

• One-stop Solution
• Efficiency and Coordination
• Wide Array of Tools and Libraries
• Cost-Effective

Setting up the development environment

📝 Prerequisites

• Git
• Node.js
• Yarn
• Python
• PostgreSQL
• Bun

🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/levos-snr/shopall-nextjs-python.git

2. Install dependencies

   yarn install
   npm install
   bun install

3. Create .env.local file

   cp .env.local.example .env.local

4. Create a .env file

   cp .env.example .env

5. Installing Python and virtual environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Creating a new NextJS project

npx create-next-app your-project-name
cd your-project-name
bun run dev or npm run dev or yarn dev