Beginning KeystoneJS: A practical introduction to KeystoneJS using a real-world project

Learn how to develop a complete and robust Node, express.js and MongoDB-based web application and mobile application backend quickly using KeystoneJS. You’ll learn how KeystoneJS makes complicated things simple, without limiting the power or flexibility of node.js or the frameworks it is built on.

Beginning KeystoneJS shows you how to build database-driven websites, applications, and APIs, all built upon Express, the defacto web server for Node.js that uses MongoDB as its storage backend.

What You Will Learn

• Discover the setup and architecture of the KeystoneJS framework.
• See how easy it is to extend KeystoneJS
• Understand the custom types and fields provided out of the box
• Write clean markup and create templates using Swig
• Use the powerful editing options in the framework’s responsive dashboard

Who This Book Is For

Technical and non-technical people who would like to build applications quickly to leverage structured data to improve productivity.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Meet KeystoneJS
Chapter 2: Building the IncTicket Application
Chapter 3: Introducing KeystoneJS Models
Chapter 4: Model Relations
Chapter 5: Integrating Web Forms
Chapter 6: Filtering Requests with Middleware
Chapter 7: Authenticating and Managing Your Users
Chapter 8: Searching Site Data
Chapter 9: Restful API for Mobile and SPA applications
Chapter 10: Using Template Engines
Chapter 11: Deploying to Ubuntu Cloud Server