Azure Functions Nodejs: From Zero To Hero

Learn to build, deploy & scale Azure Functions in Node.js, with real-world Durable Functions examples.

What you'll learn

Build serverless applications using Azure Functions with Node.js

Work with core triggers like HTTP, Timer, Blob, and Queue in real projects

Manage environment variables, authentication, and error handling in Azure Functions

Monitor, scale, and troubleshoot Azure Functions using Azure tools

Set up CI/CD pipelines for Node.js Azure Functions using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI

Requirements

Basic knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js

Familiarity with any code editor (e.g., VS Code)

A Microsoft Azure account (Free Tier is enough for practice)

No prior cloud or Azure experience is required — everything will be taught from scratch

Description

Master Serverless Development with Azure Functions in Node.jsThis comprehensive course takes you from absolute beginner to production-ready expert in building serverless applications using Azure Functions with Node.js. Whether you're a backend developer, a cloud enthusiast, or a DevOps engineer, this course is designed to give you hands-on experience with real-world projects and use cases.You’ll start by understanding what serverless computing is and why Azure Functions are a game changer. You’ll then learn how to create, run, and deploy functions locally and to the cloud. We’ll dive deep into Durable Functions, exploring orchestrations, activities, retries, checkpoints, and stateful workflows.You’ll also cover essential concepts like:Trigger and binding setup for HTTP, Queue, and BlobError handling and retry patternsFan-out/fan-in patternsEntity functions and state managementMonitoring and diagnostics with Azure toolsCheckpoints and ReplayBy the end of this course, you’ll be able to build efficient, scalable, and production-grade solutions using Azure Functions with Node.js. You'll also gain valuable insights into best practices, performance tuning, and deployment strategies. This course empowers you to confidently integrate Azure Functions into modern cloud architectures, making your applications event-driven, cost-effective, highly resilient, and ready for real-world enterprise deployment scenarios.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Serverless & Azure Functions

Lecture 1 What is Serverless Architecture?

Lecture 2 When to Use Azure Functions?

Lecture 3 Overview of Azure Function Triggers and Bindings

Lecture 4 Development Environment Setup

Lecture 5 Setup Instructions and First Azure function code

Section 2: Hands-on with Azure Functions

Lecture 6 Creating a Simple HTTP Trigger Function

Lecture 7 Project Structure

Lecture 8 Timer Trigger

Lecture 9 Queue Trigger

Lecture 10 Blob Trigger

Lecture 11 Input/Output Bindings

Section 3: Hosting, Scaling & Monitoring

Lecture 12 Consumption Plan vs Premium vs Dedicated

Lecture 13 Azure Pricing Calculator

Lecture 14 Open Free Azure Account

Lecture 15 Deploying to Azure

Lecture 16 Azure Resource Cleanup

Lecture 17 Scaling, Cold Starts & Best Practices

Lecture 18 Monitoring using Application Insights

Lecture 19 KQL

Lecture 20 Alerts, Logging and Diagnostics

Section 4: Introduction to Durable Functions

Lecture 21 What are Durable Functions?

Lecture 22 Orchestration vs Activity vs Client Functions

Section 5: Durable Patterns in Depth

Lecture 23 Function chaining

Lecture 24 Fan-out/fan-in

Lecture 25 Async HTTP APIs

Lecture 26 Monitoring

Lecture 27 Human interaction

Lecture 28 Aggregator (stateful entities)

Lecture 29 Durable Entities

Section 6: Advanced Topics

Lecture 30 Replay & Checkpointing Explained

JavaScript or Node.js developers looking to explore serverless architecture,Web developers interested in deploying backend services without managing servers,Frontend developers wanting to learn cloud functions and backend integration,Anyone who wants to build scalable, cost-effective apps on Azure using Node.js