🔴 MERN Stack Tutorial for Beginners: Full Course (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) 🔴 Welcome to the ultimate MERN Stack tutorial! This comprehensive 6-hour course is designed for beginners and will guide you step-by-step through building full-stack web applications using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. Whether you're new to programming or looking to expand your web development skills, this course has something for everyone. 🔔 Subscribe for more tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpNL_dEfD5lC3i0H47ZfeoA 📚 Course Contents: Ep 1: Introduction Overview of the MERN Stack Ep 2: MongoDB and Node.js Setup Installing Node.js Setting up the development environment Creating your first MongoDB database Connecting Node.js with MongoDB Ep 3: Express Setup Creating your first Express application Booting up the server Ep 4: Express Routing Understanding routing in Express Setting up GET, POST, PUT, DELETE routes Ep 5: Frontend Connection Connecting the backend to the frontend Introduction to API integration Ep 6-8: Building React Pages Setting up a React application Creating components and pages Managing state with React Hooks Ep 9-10: Authorization/Authentication Implementing user authentication Protecting routes with JWT Ep 11: Media Management Handling image uploads Integrating media management in your application Ep 12: CSS Styling with Tailwind Introduction to Tailwind CSS Styling your application with Tailwind 💡 What You'll Learn: How to set up and configure MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js Creating RESTful APIs with Express and Node.js Building dynamic user interfaces with React Implementing user authentication and authorization Managing media uploads and styling applications with Tailwind CSS 🔗 Useful Links: React Docs: https://react.dev/ NodeJS Download/Docs: https://nodejs.org/en ExpressJS Docs: https://expressjs.com/ MongoDB: https://www.mongodb.com/ TailwindCSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ shadcn: https://ui.shadcn.com/ GitHub Repo: https://github.com/AustinDavisTech/MernStackCode 📅 Schedule: New tutorials every week! Subscribe and hit the bell icon to get notified. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - MERN Overview 4:25 - Course Structure 6:17 - Environment Setup 11:21 - MongoDB Setup 14:24 - Connecting Mongo to Code 19:29 - Creating a database + Sample entries 23:38 - IP Configuration 24:23 - Module.exports 28:16 - Module.exports & require 30:44 - Starting server 37:06 - Express Explained 41:55 - CRUD Operations 44:55 - Retrieve All 52:35 - Retrieve One 56:50 - Create One 1:00:25 - Update One 1:03:26 - Delete One 1:04:36 - Mounting/Testing 1:07:48 - Launching Frontend 1:10:49 - Testing Backend Routes 1:23:17 - Frontend API Functions 1:32:33 - Implementing API Functions 1:39:28 - Creating Pages 1:43:53 - Frontend Routing 1:51:19 - Dynamic Routing 1:52:55 - Navbar 2:03:43 - Rendering Navbar 2:07:06 - Home page 2:15:00 - Blog Card 2:24:08 - Sorting by Date 2:24:53 - Dynamic Routing (ReadBlog) 2:27:44 - ReadBlog Page 2:38:24 - CreateBlog Page 2:50:41 - About/Contact Page 2:53:15 - Creating User Collection 2:54:33 - Creating User Routes 2:59:55 - Creating a User 3:09:17 - Password Security 3:13:56 - Creating a User 3:18:39 - Login Authentication 3:24:41 - Login API Call 3:27:43 - Landing Page 3:34:01 - Authentication Token 3:44:51 - Axios authorization 3:48:45 - Backend Authentication Verification 3:57:39 - Authentication Testing 4:02:57 - Redirecting unauthorized pages 4:05:14 - Logout button 4:07:28 - Author field 4:09:44 - Profile page 4:18:57 - Creating an AWS bucket 4:23:25 - AWS Backend Code 4:27:08 - AWS Credentials 4:31:00 - AWS Routes 4:39:24 - AWS API Calls 4:45:55 - AWS - Mongo Connection 4:53:25 - Image upload 5:02:13 - ERROR FIX 5:04:16 - Displaying image 5:05:00 - Shadcn/Tailwind Setup 5:11:33 - Landing page 5:18:59 - Navbar 5:24:00 - BlogCard 5:27:29 - Home Page 5:28:41 - ReadBlog Page 5:34:38 - CreateBlog Page 5:40:23 - About/Contact Page 5:45:45 - Profile Page 5:50:40 - Styling Overview