Advanced Express

Node.js is one of major platforms for the web and Express is one of the most popular Node frameworks. This course is designed to take your development skills to the next level, with advanced techniques that will enable you to tackle more complex projects with Express. Learn how to integrate a database, build a proper user authentication and authorization system, securely upload files, process and serve images, and deploy your Express apps to production. Daniel also provides instructions for building a login form, improving performance with a cluster module, and securing your application. A complete startup project is included in the exercise files, so you can follow along with the lessons and have a solid foundation for future Express projects.

Topics include
Creating a template engine
Using MongoDB and Mongoose for user management
Authenticating and authorizing users
Adding cookies and sessions to Express
Creating a login form with Passport
Handling file uploads
Storing and serving images
Deploying an Express application
Securing an Express application
Running behind a web server