Building a Back-End Application with NestJS

Gain insights into building scalable backend applications with NestJS. Explore modules, REST API, TypeORM, JWT authentication, and automated testing to advance your backend development skills.

Beginner

60 Lessons

11h

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into building scalable backend applications with NestJS. Explore modules, REST API, TypeORM, JWT authentication, and automated testing to advance your backend development skills.

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This course includes

94 Playgrounds
10 Quizzes

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10 Quizzes

Course Overview

In this course, you will cover NestJS, a framework used to build efficient and reliable server-side applications. Using this framework, developers can make highly scalable backend applications that can be consumed with any type of frontend. You will start the course by learning the foundational blocks of NestJS, such as understanding modules, services, and controllers. Next, you will learn how to build REST API, validation and error handling. You will also learn database integration using TypeORM, app con...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the core components of NestJS, including modules, controllers, services, pipes, and guards

Working knowledge of building fully functional REST APIs using NestJS

Hands-on experience implementing JWT-based authentication with NestJS

The ability to secure sensitive data using environment variables in NestJS

Hands-on experience in writing unit and end-to-end tests using Jest

Familiarity with implementing logging in NestJS for application monitoring

What You'll Learn

An understanding of the core components of NestJS, including modules, controllers, services, pipes, and guards

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Course Content

1.

Introduction

Get familiar with NestJS to build scalable web apps, REST APIs, and database integration.
2.

Getting Started

Look at NestJS's architecture, dependencies, modules, services, and controllers to build scalable web apps.
3.

NestJS CLI

Explore building and managing NestJS applications using the NestJS CLI tools and commands.
4.

Building a REST API

Break down the steps to create, manage, and search books in a REST API.
5.

Validation and Error Handling

Dig into the process of validating and handling errors in a NestJS application.
6.

Working with Databases

5 Lessons

Follow the process of connecting databases, implementing CRUD, crafting advanced queries, and managing relationships.
7.

App Configuration

3 Lessons

Master the steps to securely manage environment variables and validate configurations using NestJS.
8.

Authentication

7 Lessons

Step through setting up authentication, securing endpoints, user sign-up, and employing JWTs.
9.

Authorization

4 Lessons

Unpack the core of defining and implementing role-based authorization controls in NestJS applications.
10.

Testing

9 Lessons

Work your way through testing authentication services, unit tests, and E2E scenarios for robust NestJS applications.
11.

Logging

2 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of effective logging for monitoring and troubleshooting back-end applications.
12.

Wrapping Up

1 Lesson

Solve problems in building NestJS back-end applications, covering key concepts and advanced skills.

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