DEV Community: Muhammad Khizar Mughal The latest articles on DEV Community by Muhammad Khizar Mughal (@khizarmughal_2026). https://dev.to/khizarmughal_2026 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4140660%2Ffb3eba3e-d407-4a90-8eed-afee279dda8c.png DEV Community: Muhammad Khizar Mughal https://dev.to/khizarmughal_2026 en How I Built a Full-Stack Project Management Platform with Next.js 15, MongoDB, and OpenAI Muhammad Khizar Mughal Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:57:30 +0000 https://dev.to/khizarmughal_2026/how-i-built-a-full-stack-project-management-platform-with-nextjs-15-mongodb-and-openai-4ji2 https://dev.to/khizarmughal_2026/how-i-built-a-full-stack-project-management-platform-with-nextjs-15-mongodb-and-openai-4ji2 <p>Hi DEV community! 👋</p> <p>I'm <strong>Muhammad Khizar Mughal</strong>, founder of <strong>Zeltrix Global Tech Services</strong> — a digital studio building modern web applications and AI solutions from Pakistan.</p> <p>Over the last few months, I've been working on <strong>Zeltrix</strong> — a full-stack platform that helps developers showcase their projects beautifully, with AI-powered analysis and a premium admin dashboard.</p> <p>In this article, I'll walk you through how I built it from scratch using <strong>Next.js 15, MongoDB, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and OpenAI</strong>.</p> <p>You'll learn:</p> <ul> <li>How to architect a Next.js 15 App Router project</li> <li>How to integrate MongoDB with Mongoose (with connection caching)</li> <li>How to add AI-powered project analysis</li> <li>How to build password-protected admin actions</li> <li>How to handle image uploads in Next.js</li> <li>How to make it all SEO-friendly</li> </ul> <p>Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, I hope you'll find something useful here.</p> <p>Let's dive in! 🚀</p> <p><strong>🔗 Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Portfolio: <a href="https://zeltrixglobal2026.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">zeltrixglobal2026.vercel.app</a> </li> <li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/zeltrixglobal2026" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/zeltrixglobal2026</a> </li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeltrix-global-ab93453b9/" rel="noopener noreferrer">linkedin.com/in/zeltrix-global-ab93453b9</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>#nextjs #mongodb #ai #webdev #typescript #showdev</strong></p> ai webdev programming javascript