Node.js Developer Center - Tutorials
Web Sites
Perfect for web apps consisting of client side markup and scripting, server side scripting and a database
Learn how to use the Windows Azure portal to create a new Windows Azure Web Site, provision a Git repository for the web site, and then publish a Node.js application to the web site by using Git.
WebMatrix provides a light-weight development experience for creating web applications. It includes several templates for creating Node.js applications, as well as autocomplete for JavaScript. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Node.js application, and then deploy your application to a Windows Azure Web Site.
The Windows Azure Table Service is a NoSQL storage service that is useful for working key/value pairs. Learn how to use this service by creating a Node.js 'task list' style application that uses the azure module to store data in the Table service. This tutorial also teaches you how to use the Windows Azure Cross-Platform Tools for Mac and Linux to create a Windows Azure Web Site.
SQL Database provides a full-featured relational database-as-a-service. This tutorial demonstrates how to use SQL Database from a Node.js application. You will create a 'task list' web site that stores and accesses data in a SQL Database instance.
MongoDB is a popular document-oriented NoSQL solution. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Node.js 'task list' style application that stores data in a Windows Azure virtual machine hosting MongoDB. This tutorial also teaches you how to use the Windows Azure Cross-Platform Tools for Mac and Linux to create a Windows Azure Web Site.
Cloud Services
Ideal for applications that separate logic into multiple tiers using both Web and Worker Roles
Learn how to use the Windows Azure PowerShell cmdlets to create a Node.js application, test it in the Windows Azure Emulator, and then deploy it as a Windows Azure Cloud Service.
In this tutorial, learn how to use npm to install the popular Express module, and use it to create an MVC based application. Then use the Windows Azure PowerShell cmdlets to test and deploy the application as a Windows Azure Cloud Service
The Windows Azure Table Service is a NoSQL storage service that is useful for working key/value pairs. Learn how to use this service by creating a Node.js 'task list' style application that uses the azure module to store data in the Table service.
Socket.io provides real-time communication between your Node.js application and client browsers. In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Cloud Service based on the 'chat' example provided with Socket.io.
Deployment
Cloud9 is a browser based IDE that allows you to develop, test, and deploy a Node.js application from within your web browser. In this tutorial you will learn how to deploy a Node.js application from Cloud9 to a Windows Azure Cloud Service.