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---
type: architecture
title: Backend Module Map
description: NestJS modules, controllers, services, and how they are wired together.
tags: [architecture, backend, nestjs, modules]
timestamp: 2026-07-21T14:18:00Z
---
# Module Map
All modules are imported in `backend/src/app.module.ts`. The root module
also registers two global providers:
| Global provider | Purpose |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `APP_GUARD = JwtAuthGuard` | Enforces JWT auth unless the handler is `@Public()` |
| `APP_FILTER = GlobalExceptionFilter` | Normalizes errors into the standard envelope |
# Modules
| Module | Path | Responsibility |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `DatabaseModule` | `backend/src/database/database.module.ts` | Configures TypeORM with `better-sqlite3`, registers entities, runs migrations, enforces WAL. |
| `CommonModule` | `backend/src/common/common.module.ts` | Provides shared services (CSRF middleware class, backoff, registration rate limit, SSE hub, theme loader, etc.). |
| `SettingsModule` | `backend/src/modules/settings/settings.module.ts` | Exposes `SettingsService` (get/set/getAll over `setting` table). |
| `AuthModule` | `backend/src/modules/auth/auth.module.ts` | `AuthController` (`/api/v1/auth/*`) + `AuthService` (login/refresh/logout/register-first-admin).|
| `UsersModule` | `backend/src/modules/users/users.module.ts` | `UsersController` (`/api/v1/auth/register-first-admin`) + `UsersService` (last-admin invariant). |
| `SystemModule` | `backend/src/modules/system/system.module.ts` | `SystemController` (`/api/v1/bootstrap`, `/event/status`, SSE streams) + `SystemService`. |
| `AdminModule` | `backend/src/modules/admin/admin.module.ts` | `AdminController` (`/api/v1/admin/users*`) + `AdminService`. Gated by `AdminGuard` + `@Roles('admin')`. |
| `UploadsModule` | `backend/src/modules/uploads/uploads.module.ts` | `UploadsController` (`/api/v1/uploads/*`). Admin-only multipart. |
| `FrontendModule` | `backend/src/frontend/frontend.module.ts` | Registers `SpaFallbackMiddleware` and the uploads static helper. |
# Controllers
| Controller | Path prefix | Auth | Source |
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| `AuthController` | `/api/v1/auth` | Mostly public (login, refresh, logout, csrf) | `backend/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts` |
| `UsersController` | `/api/v1/auth/register-first-admin` | Public (bootstrap-only) | `backend/src/modules/users/users.controller.ts` |
| `AdminController` | `/api/v1/admin` | Admin only | `backend/src/modules/admin/admin.controller.ts` |
| `SystemController` | `/api/v1` | Public | `backend/src/modules/system/system.controller.ts` |
| `UploadsController` | `/api/v1/uploads` | Admin only | `backend/src/modules/uploads/uploads.controller.ts` |
# Common services
| Service | Path | Purpose |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `CsrfMiddleware` | `backend/src/common/middleware/csrf.middleware.ts` | Mints/validates CSRF tokens via cookie + header. |
| `JwtAuthGuard` | `backend/src/common/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts` | Global guard; honors `@Public()` decorator. |
| `AdminGuard` | `backend/src/common/guards/admin.guard.ts` | Requires authenticated user with `role === 'admin'`. |
| `RolesGuard` | `backend/src/common/guards/roles.guard.ts` | Enforces `@Roles(...)` metadata. |
| `GlobalExceptionFilter` | `backend/src/common/filters/global-exception.filter.ts` | Converts exceptions to standard envelope. |
| `EventStatusService` | `backend/src/common/services/event-status.service.ts` | Computes `Stopped`/`Running` and `countdownMs`. |
| `LoginBackoffService` | `backend/src/common/services/login-backoff.service.ts` | Per-IP+username brute-force throttle. |
| `RegistrationRateLimitService` | `backend/src/common/services/registration-rate-limit.service.ts` | Per-IP rate limit on first-admin registration. |
| `SseHubService` | `backend/src/common/services/sse-hub.service.ts` | In-process pub/sub for SSE streams. |
| `ThemeLoaderService` | `backend/src/common/utils/theme-loader.service.ts` | Loads + validates the 10 canonical themes. |
| `ZodValidationPipe` | `backend/src/common/pipes/zod-validation.pipe.ts` | Replaces `ValidationPipe` for zod-validated DTOs. |
| `TransformInterceptor` | `backend/src/common/interceptors/transform.interceptor.ts` | Optional response transformer. |
# Decorators
| Decorator | Path | Purpose |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| `@Public()` | `backend/src/common/decorators/public.decorator.ts` | Mark a route as unauthenticated. |
| `@Roles(...)` | `backend/src/common/decorators/roles.decorator.ts` | Required role(s). |
| `@SkipCsrf()` | `backend/src/common/decorators/skip-csrf.decorator.ts` | Exempt a route from CSRF check. |
# Startup chain
`main.ts``AppModule` (loads `ConfigModule`, then all feature modules)
`DatabaseInitService.init()` (runs migrations + WAL)
`app.use(...)` middlewares (helmet, parsers, CSRF, static)
`SwaggerModule.setup(...)` (OpenAPI 3.1)
`SpaFallbackMiddleware``app.listen()`.
# See also
- [System Overview](/architecture/overview.md)
- [Key Files Index](/architecture/key-files.md)
- [REST API Overview](/api/rest-overview.md)