Integrating PostgreSQL with Node.js

Learn to connect a Node.js app to PostgreSQL with the pg module and perform basic CRUD operations.

Imagine building a user authentication system for a web app. How can we securely store usernames, passwords, and profiles? What about an e-commerce site that manages orders, inventories, and payments? Or a content management system for blog posts, images, and categories? In all these cases, a database becomes the central hub for managing structured data, ensuring consistency, and enabling efficient retrieval.

Node.js, with its asynchronous and event-driven design, is well-suited for working with databases, enabling efficient handling of multiple queries without blocking execution. It is highly flexible and can integrate with a variety of databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, and Redis, allowing developers to choose the best solution based on their project’s needs.