Property Listing Platform using Node and ExpressJS

This tutorial can help you build a foundational understanding of the backend development. NodeJS and ExpressJS are used to build the backend infrastructure of the website and ReactJS is used for the front end of the project. With this project, you can learn essential concepts and best practices for building modern web applications.

Output Preview: Let us have a look at how the final output will look like.

Prerequisites:

• NPM & NodeJS
• React JS
• Express JS

Approach to create Property List App:

• Initialize the node project and install necessary dependencies.
• Set up the express server.
• Create react app and design it accordingly.
• Use cors for cross-domain communication.

Steps to Create NodeJS App and Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a new directory named backend.

mkdir backend
cd backend

Step 2: Create a server using the following command.

npm init -y

Step 3: Install necessary dependencies using the following command:

npm install express cors

Project Structure:

The updated dependencies in package.json file of backend will look like:

"dependencies": {
 "cors": "^2.8.5",
 "express": "^4.18.2"
}

Example: Below is an example of creating a server of property listing platform.

Start the server with the following command.

node index.js

Steps to Create the Frontend App and Installing Module:

Step 1: Create the frontend repository named client in the main repository.

mkdir client
cd client

Step 2: Create React project using following command.

npx create-react-app .

Project Structure:

Example: Create the files according to the project structure and write the following code.

Start the project using the given command.

npm start

Output: