Express API & Prisma ORM Query Fundamentals Course | Running Migrations with Prisma

Welcome to this full-stack development course focused on building robust, database-driven applications using Express, Prisma, PostgreSQL, and Docker. 

This course is designed to guide new and intermediate developers through a hands-on, practical approach to backend development. You'll begin with essential setup steps including code editors, Docker, and database configuration. From there, you’ll learn how to design and manage relational databases using Prisma, perform common data operations, and build API endpoints. 

As you progress, you’ll explore advanced querying, filtering, joins, and aggregation techniques—all while using modern tooling and best practices. Whether you're just starting out or looking to solidify your backend skills, this course provides a structured and comprehensive foundation.

⏯️ YouTube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOLrQ9Pn6cawkVrsWYE9jrOZRUUU7zids

🚀 Udemy Course Link:
https://www.udemy.com/course/express-prisma-orm-fundamentals/?referralCode=A0562B7BDBE0C567A258

➡️ Source Code:
https://github.com/veryacademy/CW0003-Express-JS-Prisma-ORM-Query-Fundamentals-FreeView

What You’ll Learn:

✅ Understand the course structure, goals, and technology stack.
✅ Set up a modern development environment with VSCode, Docker, and PostgreSQL.
✅ Design and build a relational database schema using Prisma and run database migrations.
✅ Create, update, delete, and manage records through Express API routes using Prisma.
✅ Retrieve and manipulate data using Prisma’s query methods with filtering, sorting, and pagination.
✅ Apply advanced filtering using logical operators, comparisons, and list operations.
✅ Query related data using Prisma and raw SQL joins to manage complex data models.
✅ Use aggregation functions like count, sum, avg, and groupBy to analyze and summarize data.

Very Academy

This tutorial, part of an ExpressJS Prisma ORM course, guides you through running migrations to sync your Prisma schema with the database. It explains how migrations help manage and track changes to the database schema over time. The tutorial covers manual migration execution using Docker containers, generating migration files, and applying these changes to the database. It emphasizes the importance of migrations in maintaining a consistent database schema across different environments.

Running Migrations with Prisma | Express API & Prisma ORM Query Fundamentals Course