--- title: Build A Full-Stack Social Media App With Next.js 15... description: Build a full-stack social media app using Next.js 15, featuring dark/light themes, custom authentication with Lucia, real-time form validation via React Hook... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-full-stack-social-media-app-with-next-js-15-react-query-lucia-auth-typescript-tailwind--pkvbvrcrq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Build A Full-Stack Social Media App With Next.js 15 (React Query, Lucia Auth, TypeScript, Tailwind) | daily.dev og:description: Build a full-stack social media app using Next.js 15, featuring dark/light themes, custom authentication with Lucia, real-time form validation via React Hook... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-full-stack-social-media-app-with-next-js-15-react-query-lucia-auth-typescript-tailwind--pkvbvrcrq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pKVbVRcRq.png og:image:alt: Build A Full-Stack Social Media App With Next.js 15 (React Query, Lucia Auth, TypeScript, Tailwind) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Build A Full-Stack Social Media App With Next.js 15 (React Query, Lucia Auth, TypeScript, Tailwind) **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 457 min read · 65 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary Build a full-stack social media app using Next.js 15, featuring dark/light themes, custom authentication with Lucia, real-time form validation via React Hook Form, and data fetching and caching through React Query. The app includes features like infinite loading, optimistic updates, file uploads, responsive design, and a full-fledged communication system powered by Stream's chat SDK. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@vijaymeena1** · 0 upvotes > This is a great tutorial to start learning new features of react and next. as well as for beginner developers to start with frontend technologies. **@jrmemeichelbeck** · 0 upvotes > I've done 3/4 of the project for now and I must say it's pretty solid for a free tutorial! > > I mean, some stuff can be improved but I saw way worse **paid** courses (cough cough Traversy). --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#tailwind-css](https://daily.dev/tags/tailwind-css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-full-stack-social-media-app-with-next-js-15-react-query-lucia-auth-typescript-tailwind--pkvbvrcrq) ```json 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