Node Weekly
August 11, 2016  #150
Jason Lengstorf
A thorough walkthrough, complete with video (if you prefer), of creating a new server, deploying a Node app, securing it with an SSL certificate, using the PM2 process manager, and pointing a domain name to it.


Siddharth Kshetrapal
Run auto-install in the directory you’re working in and as you require dependencies, it’ll install the relevant modules.


Polybit
A new service (looking for beta users) aiming to provide readily available, scalable web functions that you can both share and reuse from anywhere. Demo video showing off the concept.


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Luis Felipe Lopez Garay
Learn how to build a URL shortener webapp from scratch using Node and MongoDB with Hapi.js as the API framework. Includes front-end too.


David Gilbertson
Thoughts on ‘total cost of ownership’ of npm packages you introduce as dependencies: “As you’re next typing npm install…, stop to think about the total cost of that package, over the lifespan of your project.”


UNLOQ Systems
A production-ready, highly modular framework that lets you bring together various modules to create systems from e-mail processors or background workers to static sites or admin interfaces.


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