Node.js & Express Backend
Build production-grade REST APIs with Node.js and Express — event loop internals, middleware, auth, file uploads, job queues, testing with Jest and Supertest, and PM2 deployment.
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Course Content
Foundations
Core concepts and groundwork
Event loop, libuv and threading model
Reading
Streams and buffers
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Worker threads and child processes
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File system and path APIs
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Timers, setImmediate and process.nextTick
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Practice — file processing pipeline
Exercise
Core Skills
Essential techniques and patterns
Application vs Router vs Middleware
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Request Lifecycle and Middleware Chain
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Route Grouping and Versioning
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Template Engines and Static Assets
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Error Handling Middleware Patterns
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Practice — Modular Express App Scaffold
Exercise
Applied Practice
Hands-on, real-world scenarios
RESTful Resource Naming and HTTP Verbs
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Pagination, Filtering and Sorting
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HATEOAS and Hypermedia Links
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Content Negotiation and Media Types
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API Versioning Strategies
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Practice — Fully-RESTful Product API
Exercise
Advanced Topics
Deeper, more complex material
JWT Access and Refresh Token Flow
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bcrypt, Argon2 and Password Policies
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OAuth 2.0 and Social Login (Passport.js)
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CORS, Helmet, Rate Limiting and CSRF
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
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Practice — Secure Auth API with RBAC
Exercise
Production & Scale
Building for the real world
Multer — Single and Multi-File Uploads
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Cloudinary and S3 Image Storage
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Nodemailer and Transactional Email
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Bull / BullMQ Job Queues with Redis
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Cron Jobs and Scheduled Tasks
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Practice — Upload Endpoint with Queue
Exercise
Mastery & Capstone
Projects and final review
Unit Testing with Jest and Supertest
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Integration Testing with a Test DB
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OpenAPI 3.0 / Swagger Documentation
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Logging with Winston and Morgan
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PM2, Graceful Shutdown and Clustering
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Capstone — Production-Grade E-Commerce API
Project
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Topic Overview
What you'll learn
- Core concepts and fundamentals of Node.js & Express Backend
- Industry best practices and design patterns
- Hands-on exercises with real-world scenarios
- Performance optimization and advanced techniques
- Building production-ready applications