This comprehensive course is designed to teach you how to build powerful, scalable RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and TypeScript. You’ll work on a real-world project from scratch, gaining hands-on experience with essential tools and libraries, while learning best practices for writing clean, maintainable, and production-ready code. We’ll also dive deep into deployment, performance optimization, and scalability strategies.
🚀 What You’ll Learn
✅ Build complete REST APIs using Node.js and Express.js
✅ Design scalable, structured API and database architectures
✅ Write clean, organized, and maintainable TypeScript code
✅ Work with local and remote MongoDB databases
✅ Handle media uploads efficiently
✅ Implement secure authentication and protect routes
✅ Automate server tasks using cron jobs
✅ Optimize database performance with indexing and replication
✅ Learn the basics of web scraping
✅ Conduct load testing for performance benchmarking
✅ Set up auto-scaling for your backend infrastructure
✅ Explore essential third-party modules and packages
🏗️ Real-World Project You’ll Build
You’ll develop a fully functional API backend with the following features:
👤 User Signup & Login
✉️ Email Verification System
🔐 Forgot/Reset Password Functionality
📬 Post Creation, Reading & Commenting
🛡️ Post Ownership & Route Protection
🕒 Scheduled Tasks using Cron Jobs
📷 Media Upload & Storage Management
📊 Performance-Optimized, Scalable Backend
📦 Tools & Technologies You’ll Master
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Node.js
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Express.js
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MongoDB & Mongoose
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TypeScript
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Nodemailer, Bcrypt, JWT, Multer, and more
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Postman & Swagger (for API testing and documentation)
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PM2 & Nginx (for production deployment)
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Git & GitHub (for version control)
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Render / Railway / DigitalOcean (for cloud deployment)
By the end of this course, you will have built a robust, scalable REST API and gained the skills and confidence to build and deploy production-grade backend systems!