Express.js Tutorial — Complete Guide
Express.js is a minimal, fast, and unopinionated web framework for Node.js. It is the core backend framework for modern JavaScript web development. This 15-lesson bootcamp takes you from initial setups, route configurations, middleware design, Mongoose integration, database operations, user session cookies, inputs validation, testing routines, and production server deployments.
► Course Curriculum
| Lesson | Topic |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Express.js & Node.js |
| Lesson 2 | Installing Express & Setting up the Server |
| Lesson 3 | Basic Routing & HTTP Methods |
| Lesson 4 | Request Handling & Custom Responses |
| Lesson 5 | Middleware Architecture & Custom Hooks |
| Lesson 6 | Serving Static Files & EJS Templates |
| Lesson 7 | Handling Forms, JSON payloads & Queries |
| Lesson 8 | Structuring Large Apps with Express Router |
| Lesson 9 | Mongoose Setup: Database Schemas & Models |
| Lesson 10 | Database CRUD operations with async/await |
| Lesson 11 | Cookies, Session Management & Security |
| Lesson 12 | Error Handlers & Application Logging |
| Lesson 13 | Input Validation with express-validator |
| Lesson 14 | Unit Testing with Jest & Supertest |
| Lesson 15 | Production Deployments with PM2 & Nginx |