In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through the tech stack they use to manage their course websites.

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LogRocket - Sponsor

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 02:50 CSS Redesign of LevelUpTuts
• 03:56 Overview of our platforms
• 06:06 The API
• ExpressJS
• MongoDB
• GraphQL
• Fastify
• Mercurius
• Mongoose
• 15:13 Sponsor: Kontent by Kentico
• 17:07 Customer dashboard
• Svelte Kit
• 21:21 Viewing experience
• React
• GitHub
• VideoJS
• Mux
• Vimeo
• 30:53 Hosting
• 35:51 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 36:45 Admin tooling
• Flexbox
• Postmark
• Drip
• Pancake Charts
• 47:37 Authentication
• PassportJS
• 50:30 Transactional Email
• Nodemailer
• Pug
• Inky
• mjml
• 52:36 Checkout
• Stripe
• Stripe Checkouts
• Stripe Elements
• Braintree
• Paypal
• 55:58 Hosting
• Digital Ocean
• Digital Ocean Platform
• Render
• Cloudflare
• 57:48 Sponsor: .TECH
• 59:39 Other parts

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set
• Wes: Vissles v84 Keyboard

Shameless Plugs

• Scott: LevelUp Tutorials - Svelte 3D Course
• Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials

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