Full Stack Development: A To Do App with React Native, Node.js, and MySQL

A to-do app sounds basic until you add users sharing tasks with each other. Then you need a real backend, a relational database, and sync logic that keeps everyone's view accurate. That's the whole point of this build: React Native with Expo on the front, Node.js with Express in the middle, MySQL underneath, and I connect all three in the video.

You walk away understanding how a mobile app actually talks to a server and database, not just how to render a list.

What's inside

• The full stack architecture: client, API server, and database
• Why MySQL fits users and shared task relationships
• An Express server handling create, update, delete, and share
• Sharing tasks by email, with collaborator icons on each row
• Completion changes syncing for everyone with access
• One codebase running on both iOS and Android

Resources

CourseReact Native course

Go deeper in the Backend Basics section: 55 minutes on API routes, streaming, and EAS Hosting.