Gain insights into Node.js, its components, and build patterns. Explore APIs, create modules, and build a REST API using Express. Discover authentication with Passport.js and JSON web tokens.

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Chapter 2 Chapter 3.1

Chapter 3.2

Chapter 4.1

Chapter 3.3

Chapter 4.2-Postman

Chapter 5-Postman

Chapter 6.1

Chapter 2-Exercise

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Chapter 5-Postman-copy

Built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, Node.js is a runtime environment that enables JavaScript to run outside the browser. This course will help you learn the fundamentals of Node.js to build portable applications.

You’ll learn about the components and build patterns of Node.js. You’ll also explore the API to learn how to create modules and write code to unique data files. Moreover, you’ll delve into the features and practices of JavaScript and build a REST API using the Express framework from scratch. This will set up authentication tokens with Passport.js and JSON web tokens, and finally build a live trivia game with Socket.IO.

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the extensive knowledge to build rich and comprehensive Node.js applications running on the server with JavaScript.

Learn Node.js from Scratch

If we want to try Node.js at our local machine, the guidelines provided in this appendix will help.

# Installing Node.js

Node.js is free, open source, and available for all operating systems. We can install Node.js by either downloading the source code or installing it with Homebrew.

- **Downloading the source code:** Official packages for all the major platforms are available [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). Other package managers for Linux and Windows are listed [here](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/).

- **Installing with Homebrew:** [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) is a popular package manager for macOS and Linux operating systems. On the macOS, if we already have Homebrew installed, we can install Node.js very quickly by running the following command in the terminal:


Installation Guide

Before We Begin

Node.js Overview

The Node.js API

JavaScript Essentials Review

Building a RESTful API with Express

Authentication with Passport.js and JSON Web Tokens

Build a Live Trivia Game with Socket.IO

Wrap Up!

Appendix

Installation Guide

Installing Node.js