Spring Boot Backend Development - Photo Map MVP

Project Context

Stack: Spring Boot 3.2.11+, Java 17 LTS, PostgreSQL 15, Spring Security 6 (JWT stateless)

Core Features:

1. Authentication - JWT login/registration, BCrypt hashing
2. Photo Management - Upload with EXIF extraction, asynchronous processing, CRUD operations
3. User Scoping - Strict data isolation (users see only their own photos)
4. Admin API - User management (ADMIN role)

Key Constraints:

• MVP scope - simple solutions preferred
• Mikrus VPS - limited resources (synchronous API, async background processing)
• User isolation CRITICAL - ALL queries MUST include userId filtering