You're reading from Mastering Node.js Web Development Go on a comprehensive journey from the fundamentals to advanced web development with Node.js

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804615072

Length 778 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

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Node.js

Concepts

Server Side Web Development

Author (1):

Adam Freeman

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

1. Putting Node.js in Context FREE CHAPTER

2. Getting Ready

3. Working with the Node.js Tools

4. JavaScript and TypeScript Primer

5. Understanding Node.js Concurrency

6. Handling HTTP Requests

7. Using Node.js Streams

8. Using Bundles and Content Security

9. Unit Testing and Debugging

10. Node.js in Detail

11. Creating the Example Project

12. Using HTML Templates

13. Handling Form Data

14. Using Databases

15. Using Sessions

16. Creating RESTful Web Services

17. Authenticating and Authorizing Requests

18. SportsStore

19. SportsStore: A Real Application

20. SportsStore: Navigation and Cart

21. SportsStore: Orders and Validation

22. SportsStore: Authentication

23. SportsStore: Administration

24. SportsStore: Deployment

25. Other Books You May Enjoy

26. Index

Installing Docker Desktop

There are many ways to deploy an application, and there is no way that I can describe them all. Instead, I have chosen the approach that offers the most flexibility, which is to use containers. Containers are lightweight virtual machines that run self-contained images and are built and deployed using standard tools. Containers are portable and can be deployed to private and cloud infrastructures, which makes them a good choice for most applications.

The most popular tool for creating and managing containers is Docker. Go to docker.com and download and install the Docker Desktop package. Follow the installation process, reboot your machine, and run the command shown in Listing 21.2 to check that Docker has been installed and is in your path. (The Docker installation process seems to change often, which is why I have not been more specific about the process.)

You will have to create an account on docker.com; the free version of Docker contains all of...