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Build React.js Express SQLite3 CRUD App Using Sequelize & Node.js

CRUD App with React Hooks (+Axios)

A simple CRUD (Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete) app with React Hooks (+Axios) consuming a simple Node.js API server (+Sequelize Sqlite).

React.js Express SQLite3 CRUD App Using Sequelize & Node.js

Install Dependencies

npm init -y
npm i express
npm i sequelize
npm i sqlite3
npm i cors
npm i --save-dev sequelize-cli

React.js Express SQLite3 CRUD App Using Sequelize & Node.js

index.js

const express = require('express');
const cors = require('cors');

const app = express();
const PORT = 3333;

app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));

app.use(cors());

app.use(require('./routes'));

app.listen(PORT, () => {
    console.log(`Server started at: http://localhost:${PORT}`);
});

Frontend Dependencies

DEPENDENCIESLINKS
axioslink
querystringlink
reactlink
react-domlink
react-scriptslink

CSS Style – (HTML tags on index.html): Materialize

npm start

Start react app. Port: http://localhost:3000

Backend Dependencies

DEPENDENCIESLINKS
corslink
expresslink
sequelizelink
sqlite3link
DEV-DEPENDENCIESLINKS
nodemonlink
sequelize-clilink
npm start

Start API server. Port: http://localhost:3333

Database in: database/database.sqlite

The database.sqlite already contains some data.

Api routes:

VERBROUTE
get/api
post/api
put/api/:id
delete/api/:id
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