Node.js Microservices: API Gateway and Edge Services

Learn how to harness the power of API Gateways for high-performing, secure, and maintainable edge services. You’ll discover best practices for building world-class APIs, capable of global-scale using Node.js and Express API Gateway.

Uncover the power of API Gateways and Edge Services. In this course, Node.js Microservices: API Gateway and Edge Services, you will explore beyond the basics of Node.js microservices and delve into the advanced components of API gateways and Edge services. First, you will dive deep into the capabilities provided by API Gateways and discover how to integrate them effectively into solution design and implementation. Then, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of Edge services, including routing, security, caching, and load balancing. By the end of this course, you will have a holistic grasp of Node.js architecture, enabling you to establish optimized communication channels between clients and the provided microservices.

• Course Overview 1min
• Setting up the Development Environment and Building Your First Node.js Microservice 30mins
• The Role of an API Gateway 19mins
• Implementing Express Gateway 29mins
• Routing and Load Balancing 34mins
• Authentication and Authorization 29mins
• Rate Limiting and Quotas 21mins
• Caching in Edge Services 33mins
• Performance Optimization in Edge Services 46mins