Node JS is a runtime environment that executes JavaScript code out of the browser, and it’s commonly used to create back-end using this programming language. Node JS is very often used with some additional frameworks like Express or Nest.Js. Besides the JavaScript knowledge to work with NodeJS, you need to understand how and why databases are used on back-end, and how to build an API, no matter if you want to build REST or GraphQL. here is the Best NodeJS Projects for Beginners
- BOOKS DIRECTORY
The most basic project you can create using Node.Js and Express.Js or Nest.Js is a simple REST API.For this purpose, I’d like to suggest you build a book directory, where you would need to create endpoints, using the four most basic methods: GET, POST, PUT and DELETE.You’d use GET for getting all books or getting only one book by id. With thePOST method, you can add a new book to the list. You’d need the PUT method for updating the existing book, and it’s evident that with the DELETE method, you will remove the book from the list.
- BASIC USERS SYSTEM
Another application that you can do for training is a Basic User System. It’s a basic project, but it will help you to practice very useful skills because the user is a part ofalmost every application.You will learn about -- how to set up the database and do migrations- how to create a new user by the registration - how to build login endpoint - how to authenticate user- how to get the user’s dataYou should generate a JWT token for the user that will be returned from the API, In the case of registration and login. And also remember to hash the password before you save it in the database.If you’d like to look at how I was doing user registration,login, and authentication in ourNodeJS Course.
- REAL-TIME CHAT APPLICATION
Another exciting project that you could do to practice your Node JS skills is a real-time chat application.For this purpose, you could try using a MongoDB, Express.js framework, andscoket.iofor real-time events.In the beginning, it’s good to create a simple chat that will connect and disconnect users, allow them to send and receive the messages, but in the future, it can be a great idea to grow the chat and add video streaming or login form.If you need somehelp in starting your first real-time chat app, take a look at the SocketIO documentation.
- COLLABORATIVE DRAWING APP
The fourth project idea is a Collaborative Drawing App. It involves some frontend coding, but if you know Javascript, it shouldn’t be a problem.This application’s main idea is to create the canvas element where users would be able t draw. You need to start by setting the Node JS application with Socket.io installed.Then you need to add some HTML to prepare a simple interface with canvas element for users to draw, and you can style it any way you’d like. Then you have to handle the mouse events that will be drawing.And the last thing is to create the server-side code, where you’d use the Socket.io to check when new users join and when they start drawing.
- EMAIL SENDER
The next idea for the project in Node JS you can create is an Email Sender App. During this project, you can learn how to send emails in Node JS and how to schedule emails. And that’s really useful for the future, as many of the applications need this feature. You could use the Nodemailer plugin for sending emails, which is quite easy and well documented. Frontend can be added and the emails can be created with the help of HTML.
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