Build a Task Manager API in Node.js and MongoDB – CRUD Tutorial
This article was written by Toheeb Abdulsalam. Why build a Task Manager API? A Task Manager API is a compact, real-world backend that teaches routing, request handling, data modeling, and database integration. It’s perfect for beginners because it’s small enough to finish quickly yet demonstrates important backend concepts you’ll reuse in larger projects. What you’ll […]
Galaxy Expansion Week: Everything we rebuilt, launched, and shipped last week.
After 10+ years serving thousands of applications, we had a choice: keep patching or rebuild for the next decade. We chose to rebuild. Galaxy Expansion Week brought five days of launches that fundamentally transform how developers deploy and scale their applications. From bare metal infrastructure to blazing-fast builds, from community programs to framework support: here’s […]
AdonisJS 7 support and the future of the framework
AdonisJS is a batteries-included TypeScript framework that ships with everything you need: authentication, ORM, file uploads, email, and validation. All integrated and working from day one. Today. I sat down with Harminder Virk, creator of AdonisJS, to discuss the upcoming version 7 and how Galaxy provides first-class support for Adonis applications. Watch the full conversation […]
Introducing The Galaxy Crew: Building the Future Together
Today, we’re excited to announce The Galaxy Crew: a new content hub and community initiative designed to bring together the explorers, creators, and builders shaping the future of technology. Why The Galaxy Crew? At Galaxy, we’ve always believed that great technology is built by great communities. Galaxy and Meteor exist because people came together to […]
Galaxy Expansion Overview
I’m proud to say that today we’re off Galaxy Expansion, our first-ever launch week, with a major announcement: Galaxy Metal, a complete rebuild of the hosting platform. I sat down with Fred (CEO) and Henrique (CTO) for Day 1 of Galaxy Expansion to understand what drove this transformation and what it means for developers and […]
Meteor 3.3.2 is Out – Bug Fixes, DX Improvements, and Security Updates
We’re excited to announce that Meteor 3.3.2 is now available and recommended for all projects! 🎉 This release brings a strong focus on security patches, bug fixes, and developer experience improvements, especially around Mongo, accounts packages, and Cordova compatibility. It also marks an important step forward toward future versions of Meteor. Quick Start Want to […]
Faster Builds in Meteor 3.3: Modern Build Stack with SWC and Bundler Optimizations
Meteor 3.3 slashes build times by around 60% on average, with some projects building over 3× faster builds. This is the first major update to the Meteor bundler in years, introducing several optimizations. The main change is switching from Babel to SWC for transpiling and minifying to speed up builds. We reviewed and optimized the […]
How to Migrate your MongoDB Database to Galaxy
Migrating a database can be quite a challenge, right? At Galaxy, we truly understand how stressful technical tasks can be and are here to make things easier for you. That’s why we created this step-by-step tutorial to help you migrate your MongoDB database to Galaxy Hosting. This guide is intended for databases up to 15GB […]