Introduction

This spike provides a structured, hands-on walkthrough for integrating a full-stack application using a non-standard tech stack composed of:

• NestJS for scalable backend development (Node.js + Typescript),

• Prisma as the ORM with PostgreSQL for relational data persistence,

• Flutter for cross-platform UI (Dart),

• Docker for containerised database services (PotgreSQL + pgAdmin),

• and Dio as the HTTP client on the frontend

The goal is to empower the team to:

• Understand the role and integration points of each technology.

• Establish best practices for REST API design and connection handling.

• Provide frontend-backend communication via well-documented, working code.

This guide is tailored for new contributors to the FindingNibbles project and is written to prioritise clarity, setup reproducibility, and real-world project architecture.

By following the numbered steps found on the sidebar sequentially you will develop a sample FindingNibbles application and too develop an understanding of how each software works individually and interacts with one another.

Finally, at the end there will be a tutorial on how to properly clone a FindingNibbles repository and set up all the necessary dependencies.

Before you start be sure you have downloaded all the necessary software for your device.