stack

PERN Stack (Postgres)

Architecture Diagram


              %% Autogenerated pern-stack
graph TD
  classDef standard fill:#1e293b,stroke:#38bdf8,stroke-width:1px,color:#e5e7eb;
  classDef c-actor fill:#1e293b,stroke:#e5e7eb,stroke-width:1px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#e5e7eb;
  classDef c-compute fill:#422006,stroke:#fb923c,stroke-width:1px,color:#fed7aa;
  classDef c-database fill:#064e3b,stroke:#34d399,stroke-width:1px,color:#d1fae5;
  classDef c-network fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
  classDef c-storage fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
  classDef c-security fill:#450a0a,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:1px,color:#fee2e2;
  classDef c-gateway fill:#2e1065,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#f3e8ff;
  classDef c-container fill:#422006,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:1px,color:#fef9c3;

  subgraph cloud ["Deployment Infrastructure"]
    direction TB
    cdn(("<b>CDN / Storage</b><br/><i>network</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Serves React Bundle</span>"))
    class cdn c-network
    api("<b>Express API</b><br/><i>compute</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Node.js Backend</span>")
    class api c-compute
    db[("<b>PostgreSQL</b><br/><i>database</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Relational Database</span>")]
    class db c-database
  end

  %% Orphans
  users(("<b>Users</b><br/><i>actor</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Browser / Mobile</span>"))
  class users c-actor
  spa("<b>React SPA</b><br/><i>container</i><br/><span style='font-size:0.8em'>Client-Side App</span>")
  class spa c-compute

  %% Edges
  users -.-> cdn
  users -.-> spa
  spa -.-> api
  api -.-> db
            

PERN Stack (Postgres)

Postgres, Express, React, Node.js. SQL-backed JS stack.

Architecture Diagram

Description

The PERN stack is similar to MERN but chooses PostgreSQL for data integrity and relational mapping.

It is ideal for applications that require complex queries, transactions, and structured data schemas.

Tech Stack

ComponentTechnology
FrontendReact
BackendNode.js (Express)
DbPostgreSQL
HostVM / PaaS