How to Build an API Server with Rust and MongoDB

A step-by-step tutorial for building a scalable Rust HTTP server using Actix and MongoDB. ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Creating the project 01:14 - Installing dependencies 01:46 - Setting up main.rs 04:10 - Running the project 04:51 - Building the models 16:27 - Building the database service 33:14 - Building the routes 40:57 - Testing the routes in Postman 43:11 - Outro 📜 Description In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a simple HTTP web server in Rust, with the following endpoints: ‭• POST /owner — for adding an owner. ‭• POST /dog — for adding a dog to the given owner. ‭• POST /booking — for adding a booking for the given owner. ‭• GET /bookings — to get all the future bookings, from closest in time to furthest away. ‭• PUT /booking/{id}/cancel — to cancel a particular booking that’s fallen through. #rust #actix #mongodb #api #server 💻 Code To see the final project, go to: https://github.com/BretCameron/rust-web-server-tutorial. 📝 Article For a written version of this tutorial, check out my article: https://www.bretcameron.com/blog/how-to-build-an-api-server-with-rust 🔗 Links ‭• Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install ‭• Actix Web: https://actix.rs/docs/ ‭• MongoDB: https://mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/getting-started/