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Node.js Backend Development from Scratch

Build servers, APIs, and services with Node.js

by David Chen

About this course

Learn how to build backend services with Node.js from the ground up - HTTP servers, REST APIs, middleware, authentication, and working with databases. By the end, you will have built and deployed a working API.

What you'll learn

  • Build HTTP servers and REST APIs with Node.js
  • Work with Express middleware and routing
  • Implement authentication with JWTs
  • Connect to and query a database
  • Deploy a Node.js application

Requirements

  • Basic JavaScript knowledge

Curriculum

4 sections • 11 lessons

A quick orientation before diving into Node.js Backend Development from Scratch.

Course Introduction and Roadmap
Preview
7:00
Setting Up Your Environment
Preview
9:00
How This Course Works

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