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In this video, we’ll introduce Xano, a powerful no-code platform that makes it easy to build custom backends.
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Hi team, my name is Laura.
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I'm a teacher here at Treehouse.
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Today I'd to introduce you to Xano.
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Xano is a no-code backend platform
that lets you build
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production-ready APIs
without writing traditional code.
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Instead of setting up servers,
writing express endpoints,
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and managing databases
manually, Xano provides a visual interface
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where you can design your database
and API endpoints.
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Under the hood,
it's running on PostgresQL databases
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and creates proper REST APIs.
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But Xano abstracts away
all the complexity of setting these up.
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You get automatic API
documentation, built-in testing tools,
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and even database relationship management
through a visual interface.
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Today, we're going to build an API
for a digital marketplace.
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We'll create a backend that can handle
products, users, orders, and reviews,
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something that would typically take days
to set up from scratch.
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Before we dive
in, let's get set up with a Xano account.
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Head over to xano.com
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and click Get Started for Free
on the top right of the page.
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After signing up
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you be guided through
setting up your first workspace
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which will contain our database and APIs
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You be presented with four options
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For our marketplace we choose build an app
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Next,
we're asked how we want to get started.
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While Xano offers
a convenient AI-powered setup,
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I'll choose
start from scratch for this project.
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Now we need to configure our workspace.
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For the workspace
name, I'll enter marketplace.
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For the front-end connection,
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I'll select, I haven't decided yet.
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Our API will be very flexible
and can work with any front-end,
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whether you use a no-code tool a Dallo,
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or prefer to code it yourself
using a framework React.
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I'll leave this setup user
authentication option checked.
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This will help us set up the user table
and provide us
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with endpoints to log
in, sign up, and authenticate the user.
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Once you click
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Create Workspace,
XANA will set things up for us.
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It should take a few seconds
till we're presented
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with our dashboard.
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On the dashboard,
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you'll find some helpful resources
that I highly recommend you check out,
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and an interactive diagram
that lets you navigate your project.
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If we scroll down a little further,
you'll see
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a breakdown of steps
to take to create your API.
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In the next video,
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we'll start working on the first step
of creating our database tables.
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