🟢 Step 3 — Delete User routes/web.js router.delete("/users/:id", loggerMiddleware, deleteUser); controller: exports.deleteUser = async (req, res) => { try { const user = await User.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.id); if (!user) { return res.status(404).json({ message: "User not found" }); } res.json({ message: "User deleted successfully" }); } catch (error) { res.status(500).json({ message: error.message }); } }; 🧠 Laravel vs Node (Now Clear) Laravel Node User::findOrFail() findById + manual 404 User::update() findByIdAndUpdate User::delete() findByIdAndDelete $request->id req.params.id return 404 res.status(404) 🟢 Step 4 — Install Nodemon (Auto Reload) Instead of: node server.js Install: npm install --save-dev nodemon Add in package.json: "scripts": { "dev": "nodemon server.js" } Now run: npm run dev Server auto reloads when file changes. Laravel equivalent: php artisan serve (auto reload built-in) 🟢 Step 5 — Use Environment Variables (.env) Install: npm install dotenv Create .env: PORT=3000 MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/nodecourse Update server.js: require('dotenv').config(); mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI) Use: app.listen(process.env.PORT) Laravel equivalent: .env file config() 🎯 After This You Are Backend Ready For: ✔ JWT Authentication ✔ Role based access ✔ Admin routes ✔ File uploads ✔ Production deployment