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Node.js Foundations

Build the server side with the language you already know.

Move from browser JavaScript to reliable server code. Learn modules, HTTP, Express, asynchronous errors, authentication and the security headers a real API needs.

10 lessons 2 hours Certificate included Self-paced

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Reviewed and updated October 2026 · Free to start

What you will learn

By the end, you can do this.

Split server code into modules with clear boundaries
Build and test a JSON HTTP API
Handle asynchronous errors without crashing the process
Apply sessions, validation and security headers

Curriculum

10 lessons in 1 module

290 practice drills included for extra repetition

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01Files and pathsRead and write files from Node using built-in modules and keep JSON data safe. 12 min 02Environment and configLoad settings from the environment, validate them early and never leak secrets. 11 min 03Databases with PostgresTalk to a Postgres database through a pool using parameterised queries and transactions. 14 min 04Testing HTTP handlersSeparate handler logic from storage so tests run fast without real network calls. 13 min 05Deploying a Node serviceShip a service that reports health, shuts down gracefully and separates build from runtime. 12 min 06The runtime and modulesNode runs JavaScript outside the browser and gives it files, processes and modules. 12 min 07A JSON HTTP APIHTTP is a request, a response and a status code, not a function call. 15 min 08Express routes and middlewareExpress gives structure to routing, parsing and error handling. 14 min 09Async errors without crashesAwait every promise and make failure an explicit path. 13 min 10Sessions, validation and securityAuthentication answers who; authorization answers what they may do. 15 min

Certification

Finish the course. Prove the skill.

Complete every lesson, then pass a timed assessment to earn the Node.js Foundations Certificate. Each credential has a unique ID and a QR code that resolves to a live public record.

10 randomized questions
30 minute limit · 80% to pass
3 attempts per enrolment
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Node.js Foundations

Split server code into modules with clear boundariesBuild and test a JSON HTTP APIHandle asynchronous errors without crashing the process

Node.js Foundations

By the end, you can do this.

10 lessons in 1 module

Finish the course. Prove the skill.

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