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ExpressNode.jsREST API

Express.js

Express is the most popular Node.js framework. Learn to build REST APIs, handle routes, connect databases, add authentication, and deploy a real backend server.

10 chapters·Intermediate·JavaScript·Free forever
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Course by Nelson Njihia
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Course Contents

  1. 01What is Express?
  2. 02Setup & First Server
  3. 03Routing
  4. 04Middleware
  5. 05Request & Response
  6. 06Serving Static Files
  7. 07Error Handling
  8. 08Connecting to a Database
  9. 09Authentication Basics
  10. 10Project: Bookstore REST API

What you'll learn

✓How Express simplifies Node.js web server development
✓Routing — GET, POST, PUT, DELETE with route parameters
✓Middleware — what it is and how to use it
✓Handling request bodies, headers, and responses
✓Connecting a MongoDB database with Mongoose
✓Building a complete REST API with authentication

Requirements

  • —Node.js fundamentals (the Node.js course)
  • —JavaScript async/await
  • —Node.js and npm installed