Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, we begin building a React POS (Point of Sale) Application by setting up a complete React frontend and Node.js Express backend environment. This is Part 2 of the React POS tutorial series, focused on project structure, backend configuration, and frontend setup.
We start by creating the main project directory and organizing it into two folders: backend and frontend. The backend uses Node.js with Express to create REST APIs and will later connect to a MySQL database. Inside the backend folder, we initialize a Node.js project and install essential dependencies including Express, MySQL2, dotenv, CORS, and body-parser.
You will learn how to properly structure a Node.js backend by creating folders like routes for API logic and uploads for file handling. We then configure the main index.js file, where we set up the Express server, enable CORS for frontend communication, parse JSON requests, load environment variables securely, define the server port, and start the backend server.
After completing the backend setup, we move on to the React frontend. Using npx create-react-app, we create a React application without installing anything globally. We also install Axios to handle HTTP requests between React and the Node.js backend. Finally, we explore the React project structure and run the application in the browser.
This video is ideal for beginners who want to learn full-stack development using React, Node.js, Express, and MySQL. In the next part, we will design the database structure for the React POS system.
👉 Watch till the end and subscribe for the complete React POS series!
#ReactPOS #ReactNode #FullStackReact #NodeJS #ReactTutorial
For Source Code - webslesson.info/2026/01/react-pos-system-nodejs-mysql.html
In this video, we begin building a React POS (Point of Sale) Application by setting up a complete React frontend and Node.js Express backend environment. This is Part 2 of the React POS tutorial series, focused on project structure, backend configuration, and frontend setup.
We start by creating the main project directory and organizing it into two folders: backend and frontend. The backend uses Node.js with Express to create REST APIs and will later connect to a MySQL database. Inside the backend folder, we initialize a Node.js project and install essential dependencies including Express, MySQL2, dotenv, CORS, and body-parser.
You will learn how to properly structure a Node.js backend by creating folders like routes for API logic and uploads for file handling. We then configure the main index.js file, where we set up the Express server, enable CORS for frontend communication, parse JSON requests, load environment variables securely, define the server port, and start the backend server.
After completing the backend setup, we move on to the React frontend. Using npx create-react-app, we create a React application without installing anything globally. We also install Axios to handle HTTP requests between React and the Node.js backend. Finally, we explore the React project structure and run the application in the browser.
This video is ideal for beginners who want to learn full-stack development using React, Node.js, Express, and MySQL. In the next part, we will design the database structure for the React POS system.
👉 Watch till the end and subscribe for the complete React POS series!
#ReactPOS #ReactNode #FullStackReact #NodeJS #ReactTutorial
For Source Code - webslesson.info/2026/01/react-pos-system-nodejs-mysql.html
