Node.js Backend

Server-side JavaScript: HTTP, data access, background work and production concerns.

1. Step 01

   Runtime

   Modules, streams, buffers, the event loop and process lifecycle.

   Node.jsStreams

2. Step 02

   HTTP layer

   Express/Hono/Fastify, middleware, validation, error handling and file uploads.

   HonoZod

3. Step 03

   Data

   SQL access with an ORM or query builder, migrations, transactions and connection pooling.

   DrizzlePostgreSQL

4. Step 04

   Auth

   Sessions, JWTs, OAuth providers, hashing and secure cookie flags.

   AuthCookies

5. Step 05

   Async work

   Queues, cron jobs, retries with backoff and idempotency keys.

   BullMQCron

6. Step 06

   Production

   Structured logs, graceful shutdown, health checks, clustering and containerised deploys.

   PinoDocker