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Nestjs Course Guide

This document outlines a comprehensive course on mastering NestJS, covering modules from introduction and setup to advanced topics like authentication and microservices. Each module includes goals, topics, and practical exercises, with a total estimated duration of 40-50 hours. Additionally, it suggests a capstone project for practical application and provides tooling recommendations for development.

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Nestjs Course Guide

This document outlines a comprehensive course on mastering NestJS, covering modules from introduction and setup to advanced topics like authentication and microservices. Each module includes goals, topics, and practical exercises, with a total estimated duration of 40-50 hours. Additionally, it suggests a capstone project for practical application and provides tooling recommendations for development.

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Mastering NestJS: From Zero to Production

🔁 Module 1: Introduction to NestJS & Setup

Duration: 2–3 hours


Goal: Understand NestJS philosophy, install tooling, and create your first app.

Topics: - NestJS Overview and Architecture - TypeScript and Express/Koa under the hood - Installing Nest CLI
- Creating a new project ( nest new ) - Folder structure and project layout - Running the development
server

Exercises: - Scaffold a new NestJS app - Add .env config and create a configuration service

📗 Module 2: Core Concepts – Controllers, Providers, Modules

Duration: 5–6 hours


Goal: Build API endpoints using NestJS core architecture.

Topics: - Controllers and Routing - Dependency Injection - Services and Providers - Nest Modules - Lifecycle
hooks

Exercises: - Create a UsersModule - Implement a UsersService with in-memory data - Inject service
into controller and expose routes

🔐 Module 3: Advanced Routing, Validation & Middleware

Duration: 6–8 hours


Goal: Implement advanced request handling mechanisms.

Topics: - Middleware configuration - Data validation using Pipes - Exception handling with Filters -
Interceptors for logging and transformation

Exercises: - Create a global validation pipe - Add a custom exception filter - Use interceptors to log request
time

📩 Module 4: Database Integration & ORM

Duration: 6–8 hours


Goal: Integrate a relational database using TypeORM or Prisma.

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Topics: - Setting up TypeORM/Prisma - Creating entities/models - Repositories and services - Relationships
and migrations

Exercises: - Connect PostgreSQL - Create entities: User , Post , Comment - Implement basic CRUD with
relations

🔮 Module 5: Testing & Application Architecture

Duration: 6–8 hours


Goal: Apply testing best practices and structure your app for scalability.

Topics: - Unit Testing with Jest - Testing Controllers and Providers - End-to-End Testing with Supertest -
Feature module organization - CQRS and domain layering (optional)

Exercises: - Write unit tests for a service - Create e2e tests for a controller

☁️ Module 6: Authentication, Deployment & Microservices

Duration: 10–12 hours


Goal: Secure, deploy, and scale a production-ready NestJS app.

Topics: - JWT Authentication with Passport - Role-Based Authorization Guards - Dockerization and
environment management - WebSockets with @nestjs/websockets - Microservices with @nestjs/
microservices - Redis, NATS, Kafka integrations

Exercises: - Implement Login/Register endpoints - Secure routes with AuthGuard - Dockerize your app
and run with docker-compose - Create and communicate with a basic microservice via Redis

📚 Optional Deep Dives

• GraphQL integration
• Event-driven design
• Swagger/OpenAPI setup
• File uploads and multipart handling
• Bull for background jobs and queues

📁 Suggested Capstone Project

Blog Platform API: - Users, Posts, Comments - JWT Auth - Role-based Access Control - Notifications via
microservices - Redis caching layer

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⚙️ Tooling Recommendations

• PostgreSQL / MySQL
• Redis
• Docker
• Postman / Insomnia
• VSCode + NestJS Snippets

This guide is designed for asynchronous, self-paced learning. Adjust durations as needed. Total Estimated Time:
~40–50 hours.

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