What you’ll learn Setup a nodejs development environment Setup mongodb environment via mlab Create packagejson file Setup socketio Setup a model for mongodb Use mongoose to connect to mongodb Test http get and post request using postman Create functions Create callbacks Create get messages service Emit messages to clients Save data to mongodb Initialise git repository Create an heroku app Deploy app to heroku for hosting Check application logs on heroku Requirements You should be able to use a PC at beginner level Basic HTML knowledge Basic CSS knowledge Basic JavaScript knowledge Description Welcome to this course where will be building a real-time chat application that you can use to communicate with your friends and family using node ,express ,socketio and mongodb Nodes is a platform built on the Chrome JavaScript run time that can help you build fast, Scalable network applications. Nodes uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient—perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices. Socket.IO is a web library that enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. Express.js is a Node.js framework used in building nodejs applications MongoDB—an open-source, document database—makes it easy to bring up an application stack and start coding. Topics include: Installing Nodejs Installing Express Installing Mongoose Installing socketio Setting up socketio Serving static content with Express Adding bootstrap and jQuery Creating a get messages service Creating a post services message Emitting messages to clients Setting up MongoDB using mLab Connecting your app to mLab Saving data to mongoDB Initialising a git repository Creating a hosting app on heroku Tracking your app with git Creating a model for mongoDB Connecting with mongoose Deploying application into Heroku cloud platform Checking the logs for your app on Heroku platform Who this course is for: Beginners to Nodejs Beginners to socketio Beginners to mongoDB Anyone who wants to learn how to build a chatapp Continue reading...
