Company
Date Published
Author
Victory Tuduo
Word count
4335
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The article provides a comprehensive tutorial on building a hospital records application using the Strapi Content Management System (CMS) and NextJs framework. It outlines the process of creating and managing patient records through Strapi, an open-source, headless CMS that enables content storage and manipulation, and integrating it with an API for data retrieval. The tutorial includes setting up the project's backend with Strapi, creating a database for patient records, and using Tailwind CSS for styling. It also covers building the front-end using NextJs, employing MeiliSearch for robust search functionality, and setting up an Express.js API to handle patient data storage and retrieval. The guide emphasizes the importance of prior knowledge in NextJs and APIs, and demonstrates how to use axios for API requests and MeiliSearch for search capabilities within the application. The tutorial concludes with instructions for displaying detailed patient information upon request and provides a complete code repository for reference.