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Bun - The Practical Guide

4h 5m 22s
English
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Bun - The Practical Guide is a 56-lesson 4 hours 5 minutes self-paced course by Academind Pro (Maximilian Schwarzmüller). Bun is a modern, high-performance JavaScript runtime that combines a package manager, a testing framework, a project builder, and a set of built-in APIs.

Course facts

Lessons
56
Duration
4 hours 5 minutes
Language
English
Added to CourseFlix
October 2026
Instructor
Academind Pro (Maximilian Schwarzmüller)
Price
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Bun is a modern, high-performance JavaScript runtime that combines a package manager, a testing framework, a project builder, and a set of built-in APIs. In this practical guide, you will explore through examples how Bun simplifies development and when it becomes a better choice compared to Node.js.

Course Description

The course is built around real examples and demonstrations. Instead of mechanically writing code, you will study ready-made snippets and analyses of architectural solutions to better understand the principles of how Bun works and its role in the modern ecosystem. You will learn to run JavaScript and TypeScript applications, manage dependencies, create servers, route, use Bun's built-in APIs, work with SQLite, SQL, and S3-compatible storage, WebSocket connections, testing, and building standalone applications.

You will learn to use Bun.serve() to create server applications, apply built-in tools for file and image handling, connect databases, optimize projects, and create executable files. A separate emphasis is placed on the practical simplification of development thanks to the unified Bun platform.

Practical Project

The final part of the course is dedicated to a detailed analysis of a full-fledged social network application where Bun is used as the server foundation. Through this project, you will see how routing, working with SQLite, uploading and processing images, interacting with S3-compatible storages, testing, and other Bun capabilities unite in creating a real product.

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the role of Bun in the modern JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem.
  • Launch and configure projects using Bun.
  • Manage dependencies and application configuration.
  • Use Bun's compatibility with Node.js for a smooth transition to the new platform.
  • Create HTTP servers, set up routing, and handle requests.
  • Work with built-in APIs for files, images, Markdown, and environment variables.
  • Connect to SQLite, execute SQL queries, and use S3-compatible storages.
  • Develop WebSocket-supported applications.
  • Write tests in the built-in Bun testing framework.
  • Build applications and form standalone executable files.
  • Analyze the architecture of a full-fledged web application in Bun.
  • Determine in which projects Bun is most effective, including scenarios using AI code generation.

Who This Course Is For

The course is suitable for web developers who want to learn Bun and understand its practical advantages; specialists working with Node.js who are considering Bun as an alternative or complement; fullstack developers striving to use a single tool for server logic, dependency management, file handling, databases, testing, and application building.

Additional

https://github.com/academind/bun-practical-guide-course-resources/tree/main

Who teaches Bun - The Practical Guide? Academind Pro (Maximilian Schwarzmüller)

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Academind is the teaching brand of Maximilian Schwarzmüller (Max) and Manuel Lorenz, two German developers whose Udemy catalog has become one of the largest single-instructor presences on that platform. Max in particular is widely cited as one of the clearest teachers of the JavaScript framework landscape — his Angular, React, Vue, and Node.js courses have collectively taught millions of students.

The Academind Pro platform extends beyond Udemy with deeper, more comprehensive courses aimed at developers building real applications rather than picking up syntax. Course material covers the full modern web stack: React (including Next.js), Vue, Angular, Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Docker, AWS, React Native, Flutter, and the broader full-stack JavaScript ecosystem.

The CourseFlix listing under this source carries over 25 Academind Pro courses spanning that range. Material is paid; Academind Pro runs on per-course pricing on the original platform. Courses are taught in Max's signature thorough, build-an-application-with-me style — long-form, deeply project-based, and continuously updated as the underlying frameworks evolve.

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#1: Welcome To The Course
All Course Lessons (56)
#Lesson TitleDurationAccess
1
Welcome To The Course Demo
00:56
2
What Is Bun? And Why Would You Use It?
04:38
3
Installing Bun & About This Course
01:27
4
Running TypeScript Code
01:16
5
Bun's Node.js Compatibility
00:53
6
Bun For Package & Project Management
04:08
7
The Bun Runtime in Action - Building a Web Server
07:42
8
Using Bun For Dependency Management
04:52
9
Dev Servers, Watch Modes & Building Projects with Bun
05:13
10
Using Bun For Automated Testing
03:25
11
Configuring Bun via bunfig.toml
02:28
12
Example: Building a Utility CLI Tool with Bun
03:50
13
Example: Building an Image Optimization Tool with Bun
16:58
14
Creating Standalone, Single File Executable Files
02:58
15
Node.js Compatibility & "Forcing" The Bun Runtime
05:05
16
Module Introduction
00:43
17
Creating a Bun Server
04:01
18
Basic Custom Routing & Managing Incoming Requests
03:32
19
Serving HTML Files
02:59
20
Using Bun's Router Feature
04:50
21
Working with Dynamic Routes
00:51
22
Bun's File Loaders & Support For Various Input Files
08:36
23
File Imports vs Bun's File API
02:23
24
Using Bun's File APIs
05:51
25
The Glob API
04:06
26
Handling & Rendering Markdown with Bun
05:58
27
Markdown, Frontmatter & Creating a Blog Site
06:54
28
Optimizing Images with Bun (Image API)
08:31
29
Example: Image Optimization in a Blog Website
05:34
30
Bun's SQLite API
06:07
31
Alternative: Importing SQLite Files
01:49
32
SQLite: Config & Base Methods
01:48
33
Working with (Dynamic) SQLite Queries
10:25
34
Managing Environment Variables with Bun
03:20
35
Using Bun's SQL Client
05:19
36
Understanding SQL Query Execution
00:55
37
SQL Transactions
01:29
38
Using Bun SQL With Postgres
05:33
39
Bun's S3 Client API
06:48
40
Uploading via S3 Client
06:07
41
Listing Files & Downloading Files (S3)
03:26
42
Presigned URLs (S3)
02:41
43
Using fetch() For S3 Access
01:20
44
Bun Websockets: Server
08:04
45
Bun Websockets: Connecting to the Server
07:50
46
Bun Websockets: Client
02:16
47
Module Introduction
02:27
48
Project Structure & The Bun Agent Skill
02:46
49
Project Overview: The Frontend (Non Bun)
01:33
50
Analyzing the Bun API Server
04:24
51
Understanding the Routing Logic (Bun Router)
06:50
52
Auth (better-auth) & Helper Functions
04:02
53
Using Bun SQLite
02:42
54
Image Uploads to R2 via Bun's S3 Client
09:37
55
Optimizing Images via Bun Image API
02:51
56
Bun-powered Automated Testing
02:15
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Frequently asked questions

How much JavaScript should I know before starting?
You'll get more out of the course if you're already comfortable reading JavaScript and have some familiarity with server-side development. The examples involve requests, routing, databases, and automated tests, so knowing those basics will help you focus on what Bun does differently. You don't need to arrive knowing Bun: installation and running code are covered early on. TypeScript execution is also covered, but don't expect a separate introduction to the language.
Will I be coding everything from scratch, or mostly studying examples?
Expect to spend more time understanding working code than following a from-scratch coding walkthrough. The course uses prepared snippets, demonstrations, and architectural analysis to explain how Bun works and why you'd use its features. That approach suits you if you like examining a solution and understanding its decisions. You can experiment with the examples yourself, but the main format isn't a sequence of exercises where you build every piece independently.
What does the final social network example actually show?
You'll study how Bun serves as the backend for a social network application, with attention to how the pieces fit together. The walkthrough examines API routing, authentication with better-auth, SQLite storage, image uploads to R2 through Bun's S3 client, image optimization, and automated testing. It's a detailed application analysis rather than a promise that you'll build a social network from a blank folder. The frontend is reviewed for context, but it isn't Bun-based.
Is this useful if I already use Node.js?
Yes, if you're trying to understand where Bun could fit into your existing JavaScript workflow. You'll look at Node.js compatibility as well as Bun's own approach to running code, managing dependencies, testing, and building applications. There are also examples of servers and standalone executables. That gives you concrete ways to evaluate Bun beyond simply installing it. Don't take it as a guarantee that every Node.js application or dependency will work unchanged.
Is this a frontend course, or is the focus on backend development?
The focus is Bun's runtime, development tools, and server-side capabilities, not learning a frontend framework. You'll encounter serving HTML, rendering Markdown, and a blog example, so it isn't exclusively about API endpoints. Still, much of the work centers on servers, file handling, databases, storage, and WebSockets. The final project's frontend is examined for context rather than as a Bun implementation. Choose this for understanding Bun, not for a frontend framework tutorial.
How much time should I set aside?
The video runtime is 4 hours and 5 minutes, spread across 56 lessons. That's the viewing time, not a fixed estimate for working through the examples yourself. If you pause to inspect snippets, try database queries, or explore the server examples, you'll need extra time. A useful way to pace it is to separate watching the demonstrations from experimenting with the features you expect to use in your own projects.
What will still be useful if I don't end up choosing Bun?
The Bun-specific APIs won't carry over unchanged, but the application concepts are useful beyond this runtime. You'll examine request routing, SQL queries and transactions, WebSocket connections, S3-compatible storage, and automated testing in concrete examples. The final application also gives you a chance to see how those concerns connect within a backend. You can take that understanding into other server-side work while keeping Bun's convenience features separate from the underlying design ideas.