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Server-side courses can help you learn web application architecture, API development, database management, and server-side programming languages like Python and Node.js. You can build skills in handling user authentication, optimizing server performance, and managing data storage solutions. Many courses introduce tools such as Express.js for building web applications, SQL for database queries, and Docker for containerization, showcasing how these skills are applied in real-world projects.


Popular Server-Side Courses and Certifications


  • E

    Edureka

    Backend Web Development with TypeScript

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), TypeScript, Authentications, Server Side, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Back-End Web Development, MongoDB, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Test Script Development, Web Development, Database Management, Test Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), API Testing, Middleware, NoSQL, Javascript and jQuery, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Application Programming Interface (API), Ajax, Web Development, General Networking, Web Applications, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Real Time Data, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Codio

    API Development

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Web Development Tools, Authentications, Web Servers, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Cloud API, Restful API, Server Side, Web Development, Servers, JSON, Software Documentation, Web Applications, Javascript, Web Services, Technical Documentation, Application Security

    ★ 4.5 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Full-Stack Web Development, API Design, Node.JS, Postman API Platform, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, Frontend Integration, API Testing, Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Middleware, Code Reusability, Maintainability

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build an Interactive Investment App with R Shiny

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Application Deployment, UI Components, Server Side, User Interface (UI), Application Lifecycle Management, Authentications, Interactive Data Visualization, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Interactive Design, Application Design, Application Development, Security Controls, Web Applications, R (Software), Package and Software Management, Development Environment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Backend Development and API Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Full-Stack Web Development, Middleware, Authentications, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), User Accounts, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, GitHub, Development Environment, Data Validation

    ★ 4.6 (39) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    Logical Operations

    Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Javascript, Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Frontend Performance, Web Servers, Web Design and Development, Web Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Applications, Web Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Software Development, Open Source Technology

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • L

    Logical Operations

    Web Dev: Environment Setup and Basic Page Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Web Design, Web Servers, Development Environment, Apache, Software Development, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging

    Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Web Development, Web Scraping, Web Applications, Test Tools, Back-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Services, Memory Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Package and Software Management, Development Testing, Unit Testing, Scripting, Performance Tuning, Build Tools, Cross Platform Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interoperability, Debugging

    ★ 4.9 (21) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Java Servlets Tutorial

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Data Access, Apache Tomcat, Application Servers, Java Programming, Relational Databases, Databases, Java, Web Servers, SQL, Authentications, Web Applications, Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Data Persistence

    ★ 4.7 (28) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Intermediate Rust Programming and Web Server Development

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Authentications, Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Frameworks, Databases, Server Side, Web Applications, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Sharing, Data Structures, Memory Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Web Application Technologies and Django

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Linux, Linux Commands, Application Deployment, Django (Web Framework), Cloud Deployment, Web Applications, Command-Line Interface, Web Servers, Web Development, SQL, Database Management, Python Programming, Software Installation

    ★ 4.7 (1.9K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular server-side courses

  • Backend Web Development with TypeScript: Edureka
  • WebSockets Protocol Explained – Master Web Development: Packt
  • API Development: Codio
  • Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects: Packt
  • Build an Interactive Investment App with R Shiny: EDUCBA
  • Backend Development and API Creation: Packt
  • Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript: Logical Operations
  • Web Dev: Environment Setup and Basic Page Creation: Logical Operations
  • Integrating Python for Web Systems, Testing, and Packaging: EDUCBA
  • Java Servlets Tutorial: EDUCBA

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