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Full Stack AI Form Builder App with PERN Stack

Build a full-stack AI Form Builder with the PERN stack — a drag-and-drop form designer with AI-generated fields (Google Gemini), shareable public forms, response collection, and analytics. React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL & Tailwind. Complete source code included.

PostgreSQLExpressReactNode.jsGemini APIJWTTailwind
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Full Stack AI Form Builder App with PERN Stack tutorial
1h 8m

What You'll Build

Drag-and-drop form designer
AI field & question generation (Gemini)
Multiple field types with validation
Shareable public form links
Response collection & storage
Submission analytics dashboard
JWT auth & per-user workspaces
PostgreSQL + Express REST API

What You'll Learn

Building a drag-and-drop UI in React
Integrating Gemini AI for content generation
Modeling dynamic forms in PostgreSQL
Designing a REST API for form submissions
JWT authentication & protected routes
Building an analytics dashboard

Video Chapters

0:00Demo of the AI Form Builder AppChapter 1
12:04Cloning the UI Boilerplate from GitHubChapter 2
13:16Running the App with Mock DataChapter 3
14:03Backend Setup & Project StructureChapter 4
17:29Connecting to PostgreSQL (Neon) & Environment VariablesChapter 5
21:32Core Utilities, Database Schema & Server Boot (Express, middleware, error handling, JSONB)Chapter 6
25:20Authentication APIs (Register, Login, Get Me) + JWT middlewareChapter 7
31:09Forms APIs (Create, Update, Publish, Duplicate, Delete)Chapter 8
39:51Responses & Analytics APIs (public submission, validation & SQL aggregations)Chapter 9
48:49Insights & Unified Inbox APIsChapter 10
53:03AI Features with Google Gemini (Form Generation, Question Improve, Validation, Summary)Chapter 11
1:00:09Seeding Demo DataChapter 12
1:03:33Connecting the Frontend to the Real APIChapter 13
1:05:52Final End-to-End WalkthroughChapter 14

Tech Stack

PostgreSQLRelational database storing forms, fields and responses in a normalized SQL schema.
ExpressPowers the REST API — authentication, CRUD routes and business logic.
ReactBuilds the interactive dashboard UI and all client-side state.
Node.jsServer runtime that runs the Express API and connects to the database.
Gemini APIGoogle's LLM powering the app's AI features.
JWTSecures API routes with token-based authentication.
TailwindUtility-first CSS for a clean, responsive interface.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What will I build in this tutorial?

A full-stack AI form builder with the PERN stack — a drag-and-drop form designer, AI-generated fields with Google Gemini, shareable public forms, response collection and a submission analytics dashboard.

Do I get the full source code?

Yes. The complete PERN source code is included via Buy Me a Coffee, with a .env setup guide, commented code and deployment instructions.

Is the YouTube tutorial free?

Yes — the entire build is free on YouTube. The paid download gives you the finished source code to run and customise.

What tech stack does it use?

PostgreSQL, Express, React and Node.js with Google Gemini AI, JWT authentication and Tailwind CSS.