Project Cookbooks

💡 Step-by-step tutorials for building real apps from scratch with bkend.

Overview

This cookbook series guides you through building real services using bkend's Authentication, Dynamic Tables, and Storage. Each cookbook can be followed in two ways:

Track	Approach	Audience
Console + REST API	Configure via Console UI, process data with curl/JavaScript	App developers
MCP (AI Tools)	Request backend setup from AI using natural language	AI agent users

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Cookbook List

#	Cookbook	Difficulty	Key Features	Dynamic Tables
1	Blog	⭐	Article CRUD, images, tags, bookmarks	articles, tags, bookmarks
2	Social Network	⭐⭐	Profiles, posts, comments, follows, feed	profiles, posts, comments, likes, follows
3	Recipe App	⭐⭐⭐	Recipes, ingredients, meal plans, shopping lists	recipes, ingredients, meal_plans, shopping_lists, cooking_logs
4	Shopping Mall	⭐⭐⭐	Products, carts, orders, reviews	products, carts, orders, reviews

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Learning Path

Beginners

Start with Blog. You will learn the basics of table creation, data CRUD, and file uploads.

Experienced Users

Pick any cookbook that interests you. Each cookbook can be completed independently.

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Cookbook Structure

{cookbook}/
├── README.md                    # Introduction + table design
├── quick-start.md               # Quick start
└── full-guide/
    ├── 00-overview.md           # Project overview
    ├── 01-auth.md               # Authentication setup
    ├── 02-{feature}.md          # Core feature 1
    ├── 03-{feature}.md          # Core feature 2
    ├── 04-{feature}.md          # Core feature 3
    ├── 05-{feature}.md          # Core feature 4
    ├── 06-ai-prompts.md         # AI prompt collection
    └── 99-troubleshooting.md    # Troubleshooting

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Prerequisites

Complete the following items before starting a cookbook.

Item	Description	Reference
bkend account	Sign up on the console	Console Sign Up
Create a project	Create a new project on the console	Project Management
API Key	Issue from Console → API Keys	API Key Management
AI tools (optional)	Install Claude Code or Cursor	MCP

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bkend Features Used

bkend Feature	Usage in Cookbooks	Reference
Authentication	Email sign-up/sign-in, social login	Authentication Overview
Dynamic Tables	Data CRUD, filtering, pagination	Database Overview
Storage	Image/file uploads	Storage Overview
MCP Tools	Manage tables/data with AI	MCP

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Live Demos

Live demos of each cookbook deployed to production. Log in with the demo account ([e-mail] / Bkend123$) to try them out.

Cookbook	Platform	Live Demo
Blog	Web	bkend-blog.netlify.app
Recipe App	Web	bkend-recipe.netlify.app
Shopping Mall	Web	bkend-shopping-mall.netlify.app
Social Network	iOS	Appetize.io Simulator

👉 See the Live Demos page for more details.

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Example Projects

Example projects that implement each cookbook as actual code. Mock mode is supported so you can run them immediately without a bkend server.

Cookbook	Example Project	Platform
Blog	blog-web	Next.js
Social Network	social-network-app	Flutter
Recipe App	recipe-web · recipe-app	Next.js · Flutter
Shopping Mall	shopping-mall-web	Next.js

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Reference Docs

• Quick Start Guide — Initial bkend setup

• Integrate bkend in Your App — bkendFetch helper

• Error Handling Guide — Common error responses