Overview
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Learn about the various database options available for Node.js applications, so that you can select the right database for your app.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Learn to create real database applications with Node.js
- What you should know
- Getting your tools ready
- Loading the exercise files from GitHub
- Set up and understand the maxcoin sample app
- Set up and understand the shopper sample app
- Database basics
- Understand relational databases
- Understand NoSQL databases and key-value stores
- When to use and not to use document databases
- Set up MongoDB
- Connect to MongoDB
- Insert data into MongoDB
- Query data from MongoDB
- Introduction to Mongoose
- Add MongoDB and Mongoose to your project
- Define your first schema and model
- Prepare the item management system
- Implement all database methods
- Implement the user management system
- Encrypting passwords
- Introduction to key-value stores
- Set up Redis
- Use Node.js with Redis
- Add Redis to your project
- Session management in Express
- Add Redis sessions to your project
- Implement a basket service
- Add the basket to the page
- When to use relational databases
- Set up MySQL
- Create a database schema
- Use Node.js with MySQL
- Introduction to Sequelize
- Add MySQL and Sequelize to your project
- Review the database design
- Create sequelize models
- Review the auto-generated database structure
- Implement an order service
- Add order management
- Next steps
