Build a Stock Market Web App With Node and Javascript

Set up a static public folder, create an index page with a bootstrap template, and configure express to serve static files on port five thousand, including an about page.

Set up nodemon to automatically restart your server on file changes, install with npm install -D, add a dev script in package.json, and run npm run dev for development only.

Learn how to pass variables from the back end to the front end using handlebars to render dynamic stock market data from a third-party API.

Define and use a callback function to pause an api call until it finishes, then return the result and display the data on the web page.

Loop through a json object from an api with handlebars to print each key and value on screen, including company name and symbol.

Connect the form input to the stock lookup API by dynamically inserting the ticker into the API URL and passing it in the call.

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Install the Heroku tool belt to connect your terminal to Heroku. Create a Procfile, commit changes, and push to GitHub to deploy a Node app.

Push your node app to Heroku by logging in, adding keys, creating an app, and deploying with git push; view the live URL and optional domain.