Create a server + REST API for your next web application!
In this workshop, we’ll discuss concepts and put them to practice with activities, all about web servers. The code and concepts here would be a great foundation for your next web project! Topics include, but not limited to:
- Using Node and Express to build a web server and REST API
- Understanding routing, request and response
- Implementing CRUD with HTTP methods
- Building a server-rendered website using templates
- Connecting to a Cloud NoSQL database: MongoDB Atlas DB
- User authentication with sessions, cookies and tokens
- Using external APIs, such as Github Jobs, Giphy, Spotify
Preview slides: Google Drive document
Material: Notion link
$ git checkout dev
$ node server.js
$ git checkout master
$ npm start
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=4000
MONGO_DB_CONNECTION_STRING=YOUR_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE
# API keys go here
