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Build Node.js apps with AWS DynamoDB & Docker containers

Build scalable apps using Node, Amazon's DynamoDB (key-value store), Docker containers & host them on with auto-scaling

Instructor:

Michael Gradek

207 students enrolled

English [Auto]

Javascript

Node

AWS

Docker

DynamoDB

Fargate

Auto-scaling

In this course you will learn how to:

Build a REST API using Node.js alongside the Express library
Persist data using AWS DynamoDB
You will learn how to develop using DynamoDB on your local computer before deploying your app in production
Containerize your app using Docker
Push your app to AWS Elastic Container Registry
Host your app using AWS Fargate & AWS Load Balancing
Enable auto-scaling which means AWS will take care of adding / removing compute resources to cater to demand spikes on your app
Point a domain name to your app so it’s easily accessible

Who is this course for?

Javascript beginners
Developers wanting to learn how to deploy apps using AWS Fargate & Load balancing

Why is JavaScript and Node so awesome?

Well, it’s the most used programming language in the world
Heaps of community support when you encounter bugs and issues
Loads of companies looking for JavaScript developers

Why is AWS Fargate so amazing?

It automatically provisions and monitors the load on our compute resources so we don’t have to
It auto-scales our app so meet traffic loads, and scales back to reduce costs
It turns a traditional app into a “serverless” one

Learning methodology:

We take a learn-by-doing approach. In a matter of minutes, you’ll have a running NodeJS Express application. Over the course of the lectures you’ll develop your very own To Do List backend application.

Introduction

Starting point source code

Restructuring our project files

Start reorganising files into more logical modules

Separating our first controller

Reorganizing the rest of the controllers

Separate the Router logic too

Conclusion on reorganising our project

Local DynamoDB Setup

What is DynamoDB and Why use it

Installing NodeJS dependencies

Running DynamoDB on our local computer using Docker

Installing a visual user interface to inspect the locally hosted DynamoDB

Implementing DynamoDB

Setting up our connection to DynamoDB

What are Environment Variables and why use them

Finishing the DynamoDB connection configuration

Writing a DynamoDB client

What is a DynamoDB DataMapper and why use it

Creating a table to store our ToDo items

What is an Index in DynamoDB

Manually inserting a ToDo item into our DynamoDB

Creating a ToDo item Model in code

Inserting our first ToDo item by code

Debugging our DynamoDB connection

Introduction to JavaScript Promises

What are HTTP Status codes

Finishing up our Create ToDo controller

Implementing our Get ToDo's controller

Installing Nodemon to automatically reset our development server for us

Sending the ToDo's back in our responses

Filtering out completed ToDo's

Implementing the Update Todo Endpoint

What is Async/Await and why is it a good alternative to .then().catch()

Finishing the Update ToDo code

A better way to organise the try/catch blocks

Const and Let variable scopes

Sending a success response

Fixing the URL params in our router

Testing and DynamoDB outro

Adding Production Credentials to your app

Dockerizing, deploying to AWS Fargate & setting up auto-scaling

Dockerizing our app

Pushing to AWS Elastic Container Registry

Setting up AWS Fargate

Adding a Domain Name to our app

Setting up auto-scaling - Intro

Auto Scaling - Target Tracking

Auto Scaling - Step Scaling

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don't have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That's up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!

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