In this tutorial for beginners, you will learn how to develop a full-stack web application entirely in your browser using Gitpod ( You will build the app with Svelte and Postgres. From creating a new repository to deploying to production, we will write and discuss every line of code.

✏️ Course developed by Mike Nikles. Mike on Twitter:

📝 Code:
Pull requests are available for each section of the course.

💻 The technology stack for this course includes:
💿 Svelte (
💿 SvelteKit (
💿 Prisma (
💿 Postgres (
💿 Vercel (
💿 Railway (

🎉 This course was made possible through a grant from GitPod.

⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction
⌨️ (0:08:51) What you will learn
⌨️ (0:12:07) Gitpod developer environment
⌨️ (0:13:33) Project Overview: A todo app
⌨️ (0:16:33) Architecture
⌨️ (0:20:39) Initialize the application
⌨️ (0:40:12) Intro to SvelteKit
⌨️ (0:55:31) Configure Gitpod
⌨️ (1:32:07) Develop HTML structure
⌨️ (1:53:46) Apply CSS styles
⌨️ (2:44:32) Develop CRUD endpoints: GET and POST
⌨️ (3:31:54) DELETE
⌨️ (4:16:45) PATCH – Edit Text
⌨️ (4:33:22) PATCH – Mark as Done
⌨️ (4:48:41) Enhance HTML forms
⌨️ (5:40:56) Install & start the dev database
⌨️ (5:50:33) Use Prisma ORM
⌨️ (6:26:32) Update API to use Prisma
⌨️ (6:47:58) Deploy Database on Railway
⌨️ (7:03:33) Deploy web app & API on Vercel
⌨️ (7:12:28) Project review
⌨️ (7:16:14) What’s next?
⌨️ (7:19:22) Wrap up

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