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~26 Hours 11 Lessons100% Free

Node.js & Express REST API Engineering

Build scalable, asynchronous backend services, middleware pipelines, and secure REST APIs.

Master Node.js runtime and Express: asynchronous I/O, event loop, file system, streams, HTTP servers, Express routing, middleware, JWT auth, rate limiting, error handling, and Prisma ORM integration.

What You Will Learn

Node.js Event Loop & Non-Blocking Asynchronous I/O
Express Routing & Middleware Pipeline Architecture
RESTful API Design Standards & HTTP Status Codes
JWT Authentication & Password Hashing with Bcrypt
Database Integration with PostgreSQL & Prisma ORM

Prerequisites & Environment

JavaScript Fundamentals

Complete Course Curriculum (11 Modules)

11 In-Depth Lessons

Module 01

Module 1: Node.js Runtime & Libuv Event Loop

1 Lessons

How Node.js executes JavaScript on the server with V8 and libuv.

1.1Node.js Introduction & Server Architecture

Module 02

Module 2: Core Modules (fs, path, events, os)

1 Lessons

Interacting with the operating system, file system promises, and EventEmitter.

2.1File System (fs/promises) & EventEmitter

Module 03

Module 3: Buffers, Streams & Binary Data

1 Lessons

Handling multi-gigabyte files with readable, writable, and transform streams.

3.1Node.js Streams & Memory Optimization (pipeline)

Module 04

Module 4: HTTP Server & Networking Fundamentals

1 Lessons

The native http/https module, request headers, status codes, and WebSockets.

4.1Native HTTP Server & Real-Time WebSockets

Module 05

Module 5: Express Framework & Routing Architecture

1 Lessons

Express application instance, router chaining, and parameterized routes (:id).

5.1Express Router & MVC Controller Architecture

Module 06

Module 6: Middleware Pipelines & Global Error Handling

1 Lessons

The (req, res, next) pipeline, third-party middleware, and centralized error handlers.

6.1Middleware Pipelines & Centralized Error Handlers

Module 07

Module 7: REST API Standards & Request Validation

1 Lessons

RESTful HTTP status codes, Zod schema validation, and OpenAPI documentation.

7.1RESTful API Standards & Schema Validation with Zod

Module 08

Module 8: Authentication with JWT & Bcrypt Hashing

1 Lessons

Password salting with bcrypt, signed JSON Web Tokens, and auth guard middleware.

8.1JWT Authentication & Password Security

Module 09

Module 9: Database ORM with PostgreSQL & Prisma

1 Lessons

Relational database modeling with Prisma schema, migrations, and type-safe queries.

9.1PostgreSQL & Type-Safe Prisma ORM

Module 10

Module 10: Rate Limiting, CORS & AppSec Hardening

1 Lessons

express-rate-limit, cors configuration, helmet security headers, and sanitization.

10.1Production Hardening (Helmet, CORS, Rate Limiting)

Module 11

Module 11: Logging, Clustering & Production PM2/Docker

1 Lessons

Structured logging with Winston, multi-core clustering, PM2 process management, and health checks.

11.1Multi-Core Clustering, PM2 & Structured Logging