AI Image Design Studio - Creative AI Image Generation Platform Build a professional AI image generation and iteration platform that integrates with fal.ai and multiple AI image generation models. The application provides a powerful dashboard for creating, iterating, and managing AI-generated images with advanced prompt engineering, variation generation, upscaling, and project organization capabilities. Features include a beautiful landing page, user authentication, project-based workflows, image history, prompt library, batch generation, and comprehensive image management tools. key is in .env file as FAL_KEY Next.js 16 (React-based framework with App Router and SSR) Tailwind CSS with shadcn/ui components TanStack Query for server state, React hooks for local state Next.js App Router (built into Next.js 16) React Image Gallery, image zoom, lightbox React Hook Form with Zod validation shadcn dnd-kit for drag and drop functionality Next.js 16 API routes (Route Handlers) PostgreSQL 16+ Drizzle ORM with migrations fal.ai SDK for image generation (Flux, Stable Diffusion, etc.) S3-compatible storage for generated images (locally use a locally running s3 service in docker) Better Auth Docker Compose for local development PostgreSQL container with persistent volume Environment variables for API keys and configuration - Docker and Docker Compose installed - Node.js 22+ installed - pnpm package manager - FAL_API_KEY environment variable configured - DATABASE_URL for PostgreSQL connection - docker-compose.yml for easy local database setup - Hero section with stunning AI-generated image showcase - Animated gradient backgrounds and smooth transitions - Feature highlights (multiple models, iterations, projects) - Model showcase carousel (Flux, SDXL, etc.) - Example gallery of generated images - Pricing tiers (if applicable) or usage info - Call-to-action buttons (Sign Up, Try Demo) - Footer with links and social media - Responsive design with mobile optimization - Testimonials or use cases section - FAQ section about AI image generation - User registration with email/password - Email verification flow - Login with session management - OAuth providers (Google, GitHub optional) - Password reset functionality - Profile management - Avatar upload - Account settings - Two-factor authentication (optional) - Session timeout and security - Overview cards (total images, credits used, projects) - Recent generations gallery - Quick generation shortcut - Model status indicators - Usage statistics chart - Favorite images grid - Recent projects list - Activity feed - Quick actions menu - Welcome onboarding for new users - Multi-model support via fal.ai: - Flux models (Flux Pro, Flux Dev, Flux Schnell) - Stable Diffusion XL and variants - Other fal.ai supported models - Prompt input with rich text editor - Negative prompt support - Image parameters panel: - Aspect ratio selector (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, custom) - Resolution/size selection - Number of images (1-4 per generation) - Seed control (for reproducibility) - Guidance scale/CFG scale - Steps/inference steps - Sampler selection - Style presets - Model-specific advanced settings - Real-time generation with progress indicator - Queue system for batch generations - Generation history sidebar - Save generation settings as presets - One-click regenerate with variations - Image-to-image transformations - Variation generation (similar images with seed variation) - Inpainting/outpainting support - Prompt refinement suggestions - Parameter tweaking while viewing results - A/B testing different prompts - Remix previous generations - Style transfer - Upscaling (2x, 4x, 8x) - Background removal - Image editing tools integration - Comparison view (side-by-side) - Iteration history tree view - Quick iteration from any image - Create projects to organize generations - Project-level settings and defaults - Drag and drop images between projects - Project sharing (read-only links) - Project templates - Bulk operations (move, delete, export) - Project tags and categories - Project cover image selection - Project description and notes - Archive projects - Duplicate projects - Export entire project as ZIP - Project analytics (generations count, cost) - Grid view with responsive columns - Masonry layout option - List view with metadata - Image lightbox with zoom - Infinite scroll or pagination - Filter by: - Date range - Model used - Project - Tags - Favorites - Aspect ratio - Resolution - Sort by date, name, likes, model - Multi-select for bulk actions - Quick preview on hover - Image metadata display - Download original images - Share individual images - Add to collections - Prompt library with categories - Save favorite prompts - Prompt templates - Style modifiers quick-add buttons - Quality boosters (4k, detailed, masterpiece, etc.) - Artist style suggestions - Prompt weighting/emphasis syntax support - Prompt history tracking - Community prompt sharing (optional) - Import/export prompts - Prompt variations generator - Smart prompt suggestions based on model - Prompt strength visualization - Queue multiple prompts - Grid of variations (same prompt, different seeds) - Prompt list processing - CSV import for bulk prompts - Template-based generation (fill-in variables) - Scheduled generation - Priority queue management - Batch export functionality - Generation presets for batches - Progress tracking for batches - Pause/resume batch jobs - Estimated completion time - Favorites/starring system - Tagging and labeling - Collections/boards (like Pinterest) - Image rating system (1-5 stars) - Comments/notes on images - Image comparison tool - Duplicate detection - Storage usage tracking - Bulk download as ZIP - Image metadata export (JSON/CSV) - Image versioning - Trash/recycle bin (soft delete) - Auto-cleanup old images (optional) - Model comparison matrix - Model capabilities and best use cases - Sample images per model - Speed vs quality indicators - Cost per generation display - Model documentation links - Recommended settings per model - Model update notifications - New model announcements - Model performance stats - Credit balance display - Usage history and breakdown - Cost per generation tracking - Monthly usage charts - Credit purchase flow (if monetized) - Usage alerts and limits - Credit expiration notices - Refund/unused credits handling - Usage optimization tips - Model cost comparison - Share projects with team members (mock or real) - Comment on images - Collaborative boards - Export for client review - Public gallery option - Embed images on websites - Share via direct link - Social media sharing - Team workspace (optional) - Permission levels (view/edit/admin) - ControlNet integration (if fal.ai supports) - LoRA model support - Custom model fine-tuning (links to fal.ai) - IP adapter for style consistency - Multi-prompt composition - Prompt blending/interpolation - Animation generation (if supported) - Video-to-image frames - API key management for developers - Webhook notifications - CLI tool for power users - Shortcuts and keyboard navigation - Theme (Light, Dark, Auto, Custom) - Default model selection - Default generation parameters - Auto-save settings - Gallery view preferences - Notification preferences - Privacy settings - Data retention policies - Export/import user data - Account deletion - Language selection - Timezone settings - Keyboard shortcuts customization - Mobile-first approach - Touch-optimized controls - Responsive image grid - Mobile generation interface - Swipe gestures for gallery - Progressive Web App (PWA) - Offline capability for viewing saved images - Mobile-optimized forms - Tablet landscape optimization - WCAG 2.1 AA compliance - Keyboard navigation - Screen reader support - Alt text for generated images - High contrast mode - Focus management - ARIA labels - Reduced motion support - Accessible color palette - Image lazy loading - Thumbnail generation - Progressive image loading - CDN integration for images - Optimistic UI updates - Request caching - Database query optimization - Image compression - WebP/AVIF format support - Background job processing - id (uuid, primary key) - email (unique) - password_hash - name - avatar_url - created_at - updated_at - last_login - email_verified - preferences (jsonb: theme, defaults, etc.) - credits_balance (integer) - subscription_tier - is_active - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - token (unique) - expires_at - created_at - ip_address - user_agent - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - name - description - cover_image_id (references images) - settings (jsonb: default model, parameters) - tags (text array) - is_archived - is_public - created_at - updated_at - image_count (computed) - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - project_id (references projects, nullable) - file_path - file_url - thumbnail_url - width - height - file_size - format (png, jpg, webp) - prompt - negative_prompt - model_id - model_version - parameters (jsonb: seed, cfg, steps, etc.) - generation_time (seconds) - cost_credits - parent_image_id (for variations, references images) - is_favorite - rating (1-5) - tags (text array) - metadata (jsonb: additional info) - created_at - updated_at - deleted_at (soft delete) - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - name - description - cover_image_id (references images) - is_public - created_at - updated_at - id (uuid, primary key) - collection_id (references collections) - image_id (references images) - position (for ordering) - added_at - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - title - prompt_text - negative_prompt - category - tags (text array) - is_favorite - is_public - usage_count - created_at - updated_at - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - project_id (references projects, nullable) - prompt - negative_prompt - model_id - parameters (jsonb) - status (pending, processing, completed, failed) - priority - fal_request_id - error_message - retry_count - created_at - started_at - completed_at - id (uuid, primary key) - fal_model_id - name - display_name - description - category (flux, stable-diffusion, etc.) - version - capabilities (jsonb: img2img, inpainting, etc.) - default_parameters (jsonb) - cost_per_generation - is_active - is_featured - created_at - updated_at - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users) - image_id (references images, nullable) - action (generate, upscale, variation, etc.) - model_id - credits_used - generation_time - success - error_message - created_at - id (uuid, primary key) - project_id (references projects) - share_token (unique) - created_by (references users) - expires_at - view_count - password_hash (optional) - created_at - id (uuid, primary key) - image_id (references images) - share_token (unique) - created_by (references users) - expires_at - view_count - created_at - id (uuid, primary key) - image_id (references images) - user_id (references users) - comment_text - created_at - updated_at - id (uuid, primary key) - user_id (references users, unique) - default_model_id - default_parameters (jsonb) - theme - gallery_view_mode - notifications_enabled - settings (jsonb: misc settings) - created_at - updated_at - images(user_id, created_at DESC) - images(project_id) - images(is_favorite, created_at DESC) - images(tags) using GIN - prompts(user_id, is_favorite) - generation_queue(user_id, status) - usage_logs(user_id, created_at DESC) - shared_projects(share_token) - shared_images(share_token) - POST /api/auth/register - POST /api/auth/login - POST /api/auth/logout - GET /api/auth/me - POST /api/auth/verify-email - POST /api/auth/forgot-password - POST /api/auth/reset-password - PUT /api/auth/profile - PUT /api/auth/change-password - GET /api/images - GET /api/images/:id - POST /api/images/generate - POST /api/images/:id/variation - POST /api/images/:id/upscale - POST /api/images/:id/remix - PUT /api/images/:id - DELETE /api/images/:id - POST /api/images/:id/favorite - POST /api/images/:id/rate - GET /api/images/:id/metadata - POST /api/images/bulk-delete - POST /api/images/bulk-move - GET /api/images/download/:id - POST /api/images/:id/share - GET /api/projects - POST /api/projects - GET /api/projects/:id - PUT /api/projects/:id - DELETE /api/projects/:id - GET /api/projects/:id/images - POST /api/projects/:id/images/add - DELETE /api/projects/:id/images/:imageId - POST /api/projects/:id/duplicate - POST /api/projects/:id/export - PUT /api/projects/:id/archive - POST /api/projects/:id/share - GET /api/collections - POST /api/collections - GET /api/collections/:id - PUT /api/collections/:id - DELETE /api/collections/:id - POST /api/collections/:id/images - DELETE /api/collections/:id/images/:imageId - PUT /api/collections/:id/reorder - GET /api/prompts - POST /api/prompts - GET /api/prompts/:id - PUT /api/prompts/:id - DELETE /api/prompts/:id - GET /api/prompts/categories - POST /api/prompts/:id/favorite - GET /api/prompts/public - POST /api/generate/text-to-image - POST /api/generate/image-to-image - POST /api/generate/batch - GET /api/generate/queue - GET /api/generate/queue/:id/status - DELETE /api/generate/queue/:id - POST /api/generate/queue/:id/retry - GET /api/generate/history - GET /api/models - GET /api/models/:id - GET /api/models/featured - GET /api/models/categories - GET /api/usage/stats - GET /api/usage/daily - GET /api/usage/monthly - GET /api/usage/by-model - GET /api/credits/balance - GET /api/credits/history - POST /api/share/project/:id - GET /api/share/project/:token - POST /api/share/image/:id - GET /api/share/image/:token - DELETE /api/share/:token - GET /api/search/images?q=query - GET /api/search/prompts?q=query - GET /api/search/projects?q=query - GET /api/settings - PUT /api/settings - GET /api/settings/defaults - PUT /api/settings/defaults - GET /api/admin/users - GET /api/admin/stats - PUT /api/admin/models/:id/toggle - GET /api/admin/usage-overview - Navigation bar (logo, features, pricing, login, sign up) - Hero section with CTA buttons - Feature showcase grid - Model comparison section - Gallery showcase (example images) - Testimonials carousel - Pricing cards (if applicable) - FAQ accordion - Footer with links - Top navigation bar: - Logo/home link - Quick generate button - Search bar - Notifications bell - Credits display - User menu dropdown - Sidebar (collapsible): - Dashboard link - Generate new image - My images - Projects - Collections - Prompts library - Queue status - Settings - Logout - Main content area: - Dashboard cards - Recent images grid - Quick stats - Activity feed - Responsive mobile menu - Split layout: - Left panel: generation controls - Model selector - Prompt textarea - Negative prompt - Parameters accordion - Aspect ratio grid - Advanced settings - Generate button - Queue button - Right panel: results - Generated images grid - Image actions (favorite, download, iterate) - Generation info - History sidebar - Bottom toolbar: quick actions - Filter sidebar (collapsible) - View mode toggle (grid/masonry/list) - Sort dropdown - Search bar - Bulk selection toolbar - Image grid with lazy loading - Lightbox modal - Quick actions on hover - Pagination or infinite scroll - Project header: - Cover image - Project title (editable) - Description - Settings button - Share button - Export button - Project toolbar: - Add images - Bulk actions - Filters - Image grid specific to project - Project stats sidebar - Full-size image display - Zoom controls - Image metadata panel: - Prompt - Model used - Parameters - Generation time - Seed - Action buttons: - Download - Favorite - Remix - Variation - Upscale - Share - Delete - Comments section - Related images carousel - Tabbed interface: - Account - Preferences - Models - API keys - Billing (if applicable) - Privacy - Notifications - Form sections with validation - Save/cancel buttons - Danger zone (delete account) - Primary: Purple/violet (#8B5CF6) for main actions - Secondary: Pink/magenta (#EC4899) for accents - Success: Green (#10B981) - Warning: Amber (#F59E0B) - Error: Red (#EF4444) - Background Light: White (#FFFFFF) - Background Dark: Near black (#0F172A) - Surface Light: Gray 50 (#F9FAFB) - Surface Dark: Slate 800 (#1E293B) - Text Light: Gray 900 (#111827) - Text Dark: Gray 50 (#F9FAFB) - Borders Light: Gray 200 (#E5E7EB) - Borders Dark: Slate 700 (#334155) - Font family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif - Headings: font-bold - Body: font-normal, text-base (16px) - Small: text-sm (14px) - Mono: JetBrains Mono, monospace (for parameters) - Line height: relaxed - Primary: bg-primary, rounded-lg, shadow-sm - Secondary: border, bg-transparent, hover:bg-surface - Danger: bg-red-500, text-white - Icon buttons: square, p-2, hover:bg-surface - Loading state with spinner - Rounded-xl border with shadow - Hover elevation increase - Dark mode: border-slate-700 - Rounded-lg with focus ring - Textarea auto-resize - Label above input - Error states in red - Helper text below - Aspect ratio preserved - Overlay on hover with actions - Favorite badge - Loading skeleton - Lazy load with blur-up - Overlay backdrop - Centered with max-width - Close button top-right - Smooth fade-in animation - Transitions: 200-300ms ease-in-out - Fade in for modals - Slide in for sidebars - Scale on hover for cards - Skeleton loaders for images - Progress bars for generation - Smooth scroll behavior - fal-ai/flux/dev (Flux Dev) - fal-ai/flux/schnell (Flux Schnell - fast) - fal-ai/flux-pro (Flux Pro - highest quality) - fal-ai/stable-diffusion-xl (SDXL) - fal-ai/fast-sdxl (Fast SDXL) - fal-ai/flux-lora (LoRA support) - fal-ai/face-to-sticker (specialized) - fal-ai/aura-flow (if available) - Text-to-image generation - Image-to-image transformation - Inpainting/outpainting - Upscaling via fal-ai/clarity-upscaler - Background removal via fal-ai/imageutils/rembg - LoRA model application - Queue and webhook support - Streaming results (if available) - Use @fal-ai/serverless-client SDK - Handle queue/webhook for long generations - Store fal request IDs for tracking - Implement retry logic for failures - Cache model metadata - Handle rate limits gracefully - Support both sync and async generation - Parse and store all generation parameters services: postgres: image: postgres:16-alpine container_name: image_studio_db environment: POSTGRES_USER: postgres POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres POSTGRES_DB: image_studio ports: - "5432:5432" volumes: - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 5 pgadmin: image: dpage/pgadmin4 container_name: image_studio_pgadmin environment: PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: admin@admin.com PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: admin ports: - "5050:80" depends_on: - postgres volumes: postgres_data: # Database DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/image_studio # FAL AI FAL_API_KEY=your_fal_api_key_here # Auth AUTH_SECRET=your_secret_key_here JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_here # App NODE_ENV=development PORT=3000 # Storage (local or S3) STORAGE_TYPE=local STORAGE_PATH=./uploads # S3_BUCKET= # S3_REGION= # S3_ACCESS_KEY= # S3_SECRET_KEY= # URLs APP_URL=http://localhost:3007 API_URL=http://localhost:3007/api - npm run db:generate - Generate Drizzle migrations - npm run db:migrate - Run migrations - npm run db:push - Push schema to DB (dev) - npm run db:studio - Open Drizzle Studio - npm run docker:up - Start Docker services - npm run docker:down - Stop Docker services - npm run dev - Start dev server - npm run build - Build for production - npm run start - Start production server - Initialize Next.js 16 project - Set up TypeScript configuration - Configure Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui - Create docker-compose.yml for PostgreSQL - Set up Drizzle ORM with schema - Create database migration system - Set up environment variables - Install and configure fal-ai SDK - Create project folder structure - Set up Git repository and .gitignore - Define all tables in Drizzle schema - Create relationships and foreign keys - Add indexes for performance - Write initial migration - Seed database with sample models - Create database utilities and helpers - Set up connection pooling - Test migrations up and down - Set up Better Auth - Create user registration endpoint - Implement login/logout flow - Add email verification - Create password reset flow - Build auth middleware - Create protected route wrapper - Add session management - Build user profile management - Create landing page layout - Build hero section with animations - Add feature showcase section - Create model comparison section - Build example gallery - Add FAQ accordion - Create footer with links - Implement responsive design - Add call-to-action buttons - Optimize for SEO - Create dashboard layout component - Build top navigation bar - Create collapsible sidebar - Add responsive mobile menu - Build dashboard overview page - Create quick stats cards - Add recent images grid - Implement activity feed - Add user menu dropdown - Create credits display component - Set up fal-ai client - Create model service layer - Implement text-to-image generation - Add image-to-image support - Create queue management system - Handle webhooks for async generation - Implement error handling - Add retry logic - Store generation metadata - Create model selector component - Build generation page layout - Create prompt input component - Add model selector dropdown - Build parameters control panel - Create aspect ratio selector - Add advanced settings accordion - Implement generate button with loading - Create real-time progress indicator - Build results display grid - Add generation history sidebar - Create image gallery page - Build responsive image grid - Implement masonry layout option - Add image lightbox/modal - Create filter sidebar - Implement search functionality - Add sorting options - Build bulk selection UI - Create image detail view - Add download functionality - Implement variation generation - Add remix/re-prompt feature - Create upscaling integration - Build image-to-image transform - Add inpainting support (if available) - Create iteration history view - Build comparison UI - Add quick iteration buttons - Implement seed locking - Create projects CRUD endpoints - Build projects list page - Create project detail view - Add drag-and-drop image organization - Implement project settings - Build project sharing feature - Add project export functionality - Create project templates - Add project analytics - Create collections CRUD - Build collections UI - Add images to collections - Implement drag-and-drop reordering - Create collection sharing - Add favorites system - Build tagging interface - Create smart collections/filters - Create prompts CRUD endpoints - Build prompt library UI - Add prompt categories - Implement prompt search - Create prompt templates - Add style modifiers quick-add - Build prompt suggestions - Add import/export prompts - Create community prompts (optional) - Create batch queue system - Build batch input UI - Add CSV import for prompts - Implement template variables - Create queue management page - Add priority handling - Build progress tracking - Implement pause/resume - Add batch export - Create usage logging system - Build credits management - Add usage dashboard - Create cost estimation - Implement usage alerts - Build monthly reports - Add model cost comparison - Create usage optimization tips - Implement project sharing links - Create image sharing tokens - Build public share views - Add password protection option - Create embed functionality - Add social media sharing - Build team workspace (optional) - Implement permission levels - Create settings page layout - Build account settings tab - Add preferences management - Create theme switcher - Build default parameters settings - Add notification preferences - Create data export - Implement account deletion - Add API key management - Implement global search - Create search results page - Add search filters - Build command palette (Cmd+K) - Create quick actions menu - Add keyboard shortcuts - Implement recent searches - Set up local file storage - Create thumbnail generation - Implement image optimization - Add WebP/AVIF support - Set up S3 integration (optional) - Create CDN configuration - Implement cleanup jobs - Add storage usage tracking - Add image lazy loading - Implement infinite scroll - Create skeleton loaders - Optimize database queries - Add request caching - Implement response compression - Create background jobs system - Add monitoring and logging - Add loading states everywhere - Implement error boundaries - Create empty states - Add success notifications - Build onboarding flow - Create help documentation - Add tooltips and hints - Implement analytics - Test responsive design - Fix accessibility issues - Cross-browser testing - Performance testing - Image generation works with multiple fal.ai models - Iteration features (variations, upscale, remix) functional - Project and collection organization working smoothly - Batch generation queue processes correctly - Sharing and collaboration features operational - All CRUD operations stable - Beautiful, modern UI matching design system - Smooth animations and transitions - Fast image loading with lazy loading - Intuitive navigation and workflows - Clear feedback for all actions - Responsive on all devices - Accessible keyboard navigation - Clean TypeScript code with types - Proper error handling - Secure authentication - Optimized database queries with indexes - Efficient image storage - Background job processing - Comprehensive logging - Page load under 2 seconds - Image generation starts within 1 second - Gallery loads smoothly with lazy loading - Database queries optimized - Images served efficiently - No memory leaks - Handles 100+ images in gallery - Consistent color palette and typography - Professional appearance - Dark mode fully implemented - Smooth animations - Beautiful image displays - Clear visual hierarchy - High contrast and accessibility - PWA support for offline viewing - Mobile app (React Native) - API for developers - CLI tool for batch operations - Webhook integrations - Zapier/Make integration - Browser extension - Discord bot - Slack integration - Image editing tools (crop, adjust) - Video generation (if fal.ai supports) - Animation creation - Style transfer advanced features - Custom model training integration - Community gallery - Marketplace for prompts/styles - Secure password hashing (bcrypt/argon2) - JWT token expiration and refresh - Rate limiting on API endpoints - CSRF protection - XSS prevention - SQL injection protection (via Drizzle ORM) - File upload validation - Image malware scanning - API key encryption - Secure session management - HTTPS only in production - Environment variable protection - Database connection security - Input validation and sanitization