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Build and Deploy a Full Stack PERN Admin Dashboard in 2026

JavaScript Mastery via YouTube

Overview

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Master the PERN stack (PostgreSQL, Express, React, Node.js) through this comprehensive 7 hour 53 minute course that combines theoretical foundations with hands-on project development. Begin with a crash course covering JavaScript fundamentals, the evolution and birth of Node.js, Express framework dominance, database concepts, and PostgreSQL essentials before diving into React fundamentals. Build a production-ready University Management Dashboard from scratch, implementing multi-role authentication with Better-Auth, secure join codes, and Cloudinary media uploads for file management. Learn to accelerate development workflows using AI tools and explore modern security practices with Arcjet middleware integration. Set up comprehensive monitoring using Site24x7 for both Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Work with Refine framework for rapid admin panel development, create dynamic forms, implement REST data providers, and build detailed class management features including submission systems and display pages. Conclude by comparing human development craftsmanship with AI-assisted automation through a Google Classroom-style rebuild challenge, gaining insights into the future of full-stack development efficiency.

Syllabus

— Introduction
— The Old Way Course Intro
— JavaScript Journey
— The Birth of NodeJS
— NodeJS Fundamentals
— Express: Why It Still Dominates
— Introduction to Databases
— PostgreSQL Fundamentals
— Connecting Node.js to PostgreSQL
— Connect to API
— React Fundamentals
— Create React.js Project
— React Conclusion
— Course Outro
— Project Demo
— Project Intro
— Frontend Setup
— Create Frontend Routes
— Displaying Data
— Backend Setup
— Database Schema Part 1
— Write your first Query
— REST Data Provider
— Refine
— Create Class Form
— Cloudinary Integration
— Database Schema Part 2
— Arcjet Security Middleware
— Better-Auth Authentication
— Site 24x7 APM
— Class Submission
— Site 24x7 RUM
— Display all Classes
— Class Details Page
— Refine Finalization

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