This course deals with all things server-side.The entire course is around the NodeJS platform. -A brief overview of the Web protocols: HTTP and HTTPS. -NodeJS and NodeJS modules: Express for building web servers. -On the database side, basic CRUD operations, NoSQL databases, in particular MongoDB and Mongoose for accessing MongoDB from NodeJS. -REST concepts and building a RESTful API. With authentication and security. -Backend as a service (BaaS) approaches, including mobile BaaS, both open-source and commercial BaaS services.