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Beginning Node.js, Express & MongoDB Development

Learn to build and deploy a full-stack MERN application. Gain insights into MongoDB basics, Node.js backend, and React frontend. Explore API testing and Heroku deployment.

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Learn to build and deploy a full-stack MERN application. Gain insights into MongoDB basics, Node.js backend, and React frontend. Explore API testing and Heroku deployment.

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Course Overview

In this course, you’ll learn how to build a full-stack application using the MERN stack and deploy it to the internet. The MERN stack is a popular stack of technologies that build modern Single Page Applications (SPAs). You’ll begin with the basics of MongoDB and the process of setting it up. Next, you will go over work with the Atlas cloud database. Then, you’ll learn how to set up the backend using Node and express. Also, you’ll be creating a fully functional movie review application. After creating the ...Show More

What You'll Learn

Ability to use MongoDB to manipulate data using the Mongoose library.

Working knowledge of using the functional components of React.

Hands-on experience using React-Bootstrap to design the layout.

Ability to connect the Node.js to MongoDB.

Hands-on experience using the Axios library to connect React components to Node.js.

Ability to use MongoDB to manipulate data using the Mongoose library.

Course Content

Introduction and Setting up the Database

6 Lessons

Get familiar with the MERN stack, MongoDB setup, sample data, and Atlas CLI.

Introduction to the Course

MongoDB Overview

Setting up the MongoDB Atlas Cloud Database

Adding Sample Data

Setting up the Database Using Atlas CLI

Quiz: Setting up the Database

Setting up the Backend

9 Lessons

Walk through the process of setting up a Node.js, Express, and MongoDB backend.

Setting up the Node and Express Backend

Creating the Backend

Creating the Data Access Object

Creating the Movies Controller

Testing the Back-end API

Leaving Movie Reviews

Testing the Reviews API

Adding Routes to Get a Single Movie and its Ratings

Quiz: Setting up the Backend

Setting up the Frontend : Creating the Server

7 Lessons

Go hands-on with React to create, navigate, and connect a frontend to a backend server.

Introduction to React

Creating the Frontend

Creating the Navigation Bar

Implementing the Login State

Defining the Routes

Connecting to the Backend

Quiz: Setting up the Frontend and Creating the Server

Setting up the Frontend: Creating the React Components

9 Lessons

Apply your skills to building React components for movies, reviews, and user interactions.

Creating the MoviesList Component

Creating the Movie Component

Listing Reviews in the Movie Component

Creating the Login Component

Adding and Editing Reviews

Deleting a Review

Getting Next Page Results

Getting Title and Rating Search Results on Another Page

Quiz: Setting up the Frontend and Creating the React Components

Deployment

2 Lessons

Solve problems in deploying Node.js backends on Heroku and React frontends on Netlify.

Deploying the Backend on Heroku

Hosting and Deploying the React Frontend

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Investigate MERN stack application development, problem-solving confidence, and community feedback.

Wrap Up

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