Build a REST API with Node.js, Mongoose & TypeScript
Note: This repository includes the postman collection for the finished API
Note 2: Make sure you add .env to your .gitignore before pushing any changes to your repository. You will also want to generate new public & private keys
Generate new keys: https://travistidwell.com/jsencrypt/demo/
Base64 encode the keys: https://www.base64encode.org/
What you will need
- A running instance of MongoDB
- Postman
- An IDE or text editor (VS Code)
- A web browser
- A package manager such as NPM or Yarn
- Node.js installed
What next?
- Testing the API with Jest
- Build a React.js user interface
- Add Prometheus metrics to the API
- Deploy the API with Caddy & Docker
- Add Google OAuth
Concepts
- REST API principals
- CRUD
- HTTP methods
- JWT & refresh tokens
- Request validation
Technologies
- Node.js
- MongoDB with Mongoose
- TypeScript
- Express.js & Express.js middleware
- Zod validation
Data flow
Access & refresh token flow
Deployment
What will we use
- Docker (image)
- docker-compose (container)
- Caddy – Web server
- DigitalOcean
Note: You will need Docker installed locally if you want to test your Docker configutation
