🚀 Build a Modern Full-Stack Blogging WebApp.

Have you ever wanted to build your own modern, full-stack blogging platform — one that is fast, type-safe, and production-ready? In this guide, I’ll walk you through how I built a complete blog web app using the latest technologies, including Next.js 15 App Router, TypeScript, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Zod, and Clerk for authentication.

🔧 Tech Stack Overview

1. Next.js 15 (App Router): SSR, SSG, API routes — the full package with improved routing.
2. React & TypeScript: Type-safe, reusable components.
3. Prisma: Elegant ORM for type-safe DB access.
4. PostgreSQL: Reliable, SQL-based database.
5. Zod: Schema validation for forms and APIs.
6. Clerk: Easy and secure authentication.

🛠️ Key Features

1. 🚪 User Authentication (Sign up, Sign in, Sign out) via Clerk
2. 📝 Create, Edit, Delete Blog Posts.
3. 👤 User Dashboard for managing posts.
4. 🔍 SEO-optimized pages with dynamic routing
5. 💬 Commenting System.
6. 🎨 Fully responsive UI (Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui).
7. 🗃️ Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL for scalable DB interactions.
8. 📜 You all can see it clearly has very rich text editor that is react-quill.

🧠 What I Learned

1. The new App Router in Next.js 15 allows a clean, nested layout structure with server actions.
2. Clerk saves a ton of time and complexity around auth.
3. Prisma’s type-safe database access improves developer experience and reliability.
4. Zod is amazing for validating inputs and ensuring type safety end-to-end.

🌟 Live Demo & GitHub

🔗 Live Website: zblog.vercel.app

📂 GitHub Repo: github.com/RahulIB5/zblog

🙏 Feedback Wanted!

This is still a work in progress and I’d love your thoughts.

How can I improve this website?

1. Do you find the UI intuitive and clean?
2. Any features you'd like to see added (e.g., categories, tags, markdown support)?
3. Suggestions on performance, security, or accessibility?

Feel free to drop a comment, open a GitHub issue, or reach out to me directly!

✍️ Conclusion

This was an incredibly fun and educational project. I now have a better understanding of building production-ready full-stack apps using modern tools like Next.js, Prisma, and Clerk.

If you're looking to build your own blog platform or even a CMS, give this stack a try — it's powerful, flexible, and enjoyable to work with!