Technology Stack

The Posters.science platform is built using modern, scalable technologies that ensure performance, security, and maintainability.

Core Technologies

Frontend & Backend

Nuxt 3: Meta-framework built on Vue 3 for full-stack development
Vue 3: Progressive JavaScript framework for reactive UI
Nuxt UI: Comprehensive UI kit providing pre-built components and design system
TypeScript: Type-safe development across the entire stack
Nitro: Nuxt's server engine for API routes and server-side logic

Database & Storage

PostgreSQL: Primary relational database for structured data
Prisma ORM: Type-safe database interactions and migrations
Meilisearch: Fast, typo-tolerant search engine
Redis: In-memory caching and session management
pgvector: Vector storage for AI embeddings

External Integrations

Repository Services

Zenodo API: Open research repository integration
Figshare API: Research data repository integration
DOI Management: Persistent identifier handling

AI & Machine Learning

Local GPU Compute: On-premises AI processing (dual NVIDIA RTX 3090 GPUs)
vLLM: Optimized LLM inference engine with 4-bit quantization
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Context-aware AI responses
Natural Language Processing: Query understanding and poster summarization

Communication

Resend: Transactional email delivery
Nuxt Auth: User authentication and session management with ORCID integration

Infrastructure

Web Scraping

Python 3.10+: Scraping tools for repository data collection
Dedicated VM: Isolated scraping environment
Automated Pipelines: Scheduled metadata extraction

Deployment

Docker: Application containerization
Docker Compose: Multi-service orchestration
Kamal: Simple deployment tool for Linux servers
GitHub Actions: Automated CI/CD pipelines

Future Scalability

Kubernetes: Container orchestration for multi-node deployment
Load Balancing: Traffic distribution and horizontal scaling

Monitoring & Observability

Application Monitoring

Prometheus: Metrics collection and alerting
Grafana Loki: Centralized log aggregation
Sentry: Real-time error tracking across frontend and backend
Umami: Privacy-friendly user analytics

Data Protection

Cloudflare R2: Automated backup storage
Nightly Backups: PostgreSQL data protection
Off-site Redundancy: Disaster recovery capabilities

Development Tools

Code Quality

Prettier: Code formatting
ESLint: Code linting and quality assurance
TypeScript: Static type checking
Git Hooks: Pre-commit validation

Documentation

VitePress: Documentation site generation
Markdown: Documentation format
API Documentation: Automated documentation generation