Course Information
Course Overview
Go from zero to a deployed & tested NestJS API with TypeScript, TypeORM, PostgreSQL & Docker.
Stop building CRUD demos. Start building real APIs that get you hired.
This course takes you from NestJS beginner to production-ready backend developer by building and deploying a complete Task Management API — the kind of portfolio project that stands out to employers.
What you’ll build:
Secure JWT Authentication & Role-Based Access Control
Advanced Filtering, Sorting & Pagination for real-world data handling
Complex Relationships between Tasks, Users & Labels
Comprehensive Unit & End-to-End Testing for reliable deployments
Dockerized Deployment to get your API live and running anywhere
Skills you’ll master:
Clean API Architecture – scalable, maintainable, and easy to extend
Authentication & Security – passwords, JWT, and role-based permissions
Advanced Database Operations – TypeORM + PostgreSQL beyond basic queries
Automated Testing – unit & E2E tests for full confidence in your code
Modern DevOps Workflow – containerization & production deployment
Who this course is for:
→ Node.js developers ready to move beyond basic Express apps
→ Backend devs preparing for technical interviews or senior roles
→ Anyone wanting to learn NestJS with real-world architecture & testing
→ Developers who need to confidently deploy production APIs
Tech stack:
NestJS • TypeScript • PostgreSQL • TypeORM • JWT • Docker
This isn’t just about NestJS syntax — it’s about thinking like a senior backend engineer. By the end, you’ll know exactly how to design, build, test, and deploy APIs that are clean, secure, and ready for real users.
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 239 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Course Strategy & Pro Developer Setup
- Section 2 NestJS Fundamentals: Thinking in Modules & Services
- Section 3 Building a Production-Grade REST API
- Section 4 Databases & Professional Configuration
- Section 5 Mastering Complex Data: TypeORM Relationships
- Section 6 Advanced Queries: Search, Pagination & Filtering
- Section 7 Bulletproof Security: JWT Authentication & TDD
- Section 8 Full-Stack Testing & Authorization
- Section 9 Advanced Security: Authorization, Roles & Data Ownership
- Section 10 Go Live! Deployment & Production Best Practices
What You’ll Learn
- Go from NestJS basics to advanced, production-ready patterns.
- Build and deploy powerful REST and GraphQL APIs from scratch.
- Write unit & E2E tests that give you 100% confidence to ship your code.
- Implement a complete authentication system with JWT and access roles.
- Connect to a real database with TypeORM and master the Query Builder.
- Containerize your application with Docker for a professional development workflow.
- Automatically validate and protect your API from bad data.
- Design and build a portfolio-ready project that will impress employers.
- Pinpoint and fix performance issues like a senior developer.
- Set up professional-grade logging to monitor your app in production.
Reviews
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FFreya graylings
This course is absolutely outstanding. It covers all the essential concepts needed to confidently start working with NestJS, and every topic is explained with incredible clarity and detail. The instructor is extremely knowledgeable and has a rare ability to teach even complex ideas in a simple, approachable way. The content is fully up to date and the teaching quality is easily the best I’ve seen. I’ve watched many instructors across Node, Express, and NestJS and this one is by far the best. I would genuinely purchase any course he creates in the future. Highly recommended.
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PPaweł Motyka
It could be better. There is some misleading information in the course that you can easily spot if you read the documentation while watching the videos. Some of the lecturer's proposed practices are outdated or not suitable for enterprise projects, but if you are just starting out, Piotr won't overwhelm you with unnecessary information. Despite sometimes getting angry when the video proposes something different to the official NestJS documentation, I would recommend it.
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AAlexandru Stefanescu
Really useful insights in the Nestjs Ecosystem, very simple explanations.
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MMaciej Guba
Spoko, jak dla kogoś początkującego w porządku, brakuje mi trochę deep-dive w nesta, i refaktoryzacji tego wszystkiego do top-tieru jakości.