Subscription-based audio journaling backend with secure authentication, recording uploads, admin controls, real-time notifications, and billing workflows.
Dream Recorder API is a SaaS MVP backend built for a dream/audio recording platform. It supports user authentication, audio upload and storage workflows, subscription-based access, recording lifecycle management, admin visibility, notification delivery, and scheduled background processing.
A backend-first summary of the product problem and the solution direction behind the full project delivery.
Dream Recorder API is a SaaS MVP backend built for a dream/audio recording platform. It supports user authentication, audio upload and storage workflows, subscription-based access, recording lifecycle management, admin visibility, notification delivery, and scheduled background processing.
The MVP needed a reliable backend that could manage secure user accounts, paid access, audio recording uploads, backup states, notifications, and admin operations while staying lean enough for fast product iteration.
I designed a modular FastAPI backend with JWT authentication, role-aware admin controls, Stripe-powered subscription workflows, Redis-assisted short-lived verification and caching, structured audio metadata handling, scheduled background jobs, and notification-ready services for mobile and web clients.
A single system architecture snapshot preserved as proof of the delivery design and implementation flow.
The stack used across the full build, covering service logic, data storage, infrastructure, cloud setup, frontend integration points, and delivery tooling.
The core capabilities were implemented as production-facing modules, shaped for real usage, maintainability, and future scale.
Feature 01
Secure login, JWT-based sessions, protected APIs, and account access control.
Feature 02
Separated admin permissions from user-facing recording and subscription actions.
Feature 03
Account structure prepared for email, Google, and Apple authentication workflows.
Feature 04
Stripe-driven subscription access with active, paused, and cancelled subscription states.
Feature 05
Backend support for uploading and managing dream recordings with audio metadata.
Feature 06
Structured recording states including draft, recording, paused, saved, and deleted flows.
Feature 07
Recording backup visibility through not-synced, synced, and failed sync states.
Feature 08
Push and general notification-ready flows for user engagement and system updates.
Feature 09
Administrative endpoints for users, subscriptions, recordings, notifications, and activity visibility.
Feature 10
Scalable list APIs for browsing users, recordings, subscriptions, and admin datasets.
The main engineering tradeoffs handled during delivery instead of being deferred into post-launch cleanup.
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Optimized the backend for faster response times, steadier throughput, and more predictable behavior under production traffic.
Applied practical safeguards across authentication, validation, permissions, and transport security to protect the platform in production.
Releases stay repeatable through a clear path from source control to health-checked production deployment.
Representative product surfaces supported by the APIs, workflows, and operational foundations built for the project.
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FastAPI • Tortoise ORM • Aerich Migrations • JWT Authentication • REST APIs • Background Tasks • Modular Service Architecture • Stripe • Firebase Cloud Messaging • SMTP Email Service • PostgreSQL • Redis • SaaS Dashboard • Admin Panel • Notification UI • Support Messaging UI • Docker • Docker Compose • Nginx • GitHub Actions • Docker Hub • Health Checks • VPS Hosting • Git • Postman • Swagger/OpenAPI • Linux Server
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