Phase 5 · Express.js & Web Frameworks

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File Uploads

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

Handling `multipart/form-data` requests to accept file uploads from clients — typically via middleware like Multer that parses files into memory or disk.

How to Learn This

  • 1Build an endpoint that accepts a single file upload using Multer.
  • 2Add file type and size validation before accepting an upload.
  • 3Learn the trade-off between storing uploads on disk vs streaming directly to cloud storage (S3).
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