March 19, 2024

24 Free Node.js Tutorials & Online Guides

JavaScript was original created as a frontend language for dynamic website effects. Although it’s still used in this way, newer libraries are pushing the boundaries of what can be accomplished through JS scripting.

In a previous article I covered AngularJS resources for building dynamic web applications. Node.js is a similar open source library with even more detailed features.

This gallery includes 24 tutorials, guides, and websites dedicated to teaching Node.js. These resources are perfect for any developer who wants to learn more about Node, or a newcomer who just wants to see what all the fuss is about. All of these resources are free to use and should cover more than enough info to get you started building Node.js web applications.

Absolute Beginner’s Guide

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Hello, World

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Server-Side JS

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Node.js for Beginners

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Writing Add-ons

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Social Authentication

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Screen Scraping with Node.js

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Express.js MVC Site

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How-To List

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Real Time Chat

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Resumable Video Upload

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HTTP Mock Testing

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RESTful API Design

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Ajax File Upload

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Search Bar using MySQL

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Basic HTTP Calls

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Facebook Login

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Managing Sessions

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Node.js and MongoDB

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Express.js with MongoDB

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Node School

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NodeCasts

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NodeCloud

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Realtime Node.js Webapp

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Jake is a creative writer and UI designer by trade. You can follow him on twitter @jakerocheleau or learn more at his personal website JakeRocheleau.com.

2 Comments

  1. Java Developer Reply

    Good picks. The node.js official guide is pretty awesome.

    I am still getting hang of node.js and trying to learn using first node.js book on this page – http://www.fromdev.com/2014/03/node-js-books-top.html, however the number of tools and IDEs available are not sufficient per my expectations. May be I need to look for more.

    I assume javascript development should be easy since it existed for long time. Though I am looking for a rich IDE (e.g. eclipse for java) – where I can do things end to end.

    Please suggest a good IDE for node.js development.

    Thanks for sharing the tuts.

    1. jkirkby Reply

      the new phpstorm has lots of of good node/javascript tools include spy-js debugger. or go with the alt version webstorm that has the same front end tools as phpstorm with out the php stuff.

      imho if you do both php and js use phpstorm as your getting the features of both IDEs

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