What kind of Web Applications you can develop using Node.js?

There are several web application types you can work on with node.js.

For example:

• I/O bound Applications
  • a disk read/write or network read/write etc
  • for example, counting the number of lines in a file is likely to be I/O bound.(JavaScript – Reading Excel file using node.js! Solved!)
• Data Intensive Real-time Applications (DIRT)
  • Real TIme Chat Apps or Chat Bots
  • IOT Developers can use node.js to leverage data intensive capability
• Data Streaming Applications
  • Data streaming is the process of transferring a stream of data from one place to another, to a sender and recipient or through some network trajectory.
  • For example, Video Streaming apps using Sockets.io
  • Video stream with Node.js & Socket.io | Stream data in Node.js using Socket.io
• JSON APIs based Applications
  • REST APIs using NoSQL Databases and Express Framework on Node.js Platforms
    Building a REST API in NodeJS, Express and MongoDB
    
• Single Page Applications and MEAN Stack Apps
  • Entire application fits on a single page with the goal of providing a user experience similar to a desktop app.
• Microservices
  • Due its lightweight nature and integration with Express allows for creating highly flexible modules responsible for specific parts of your application.
  • Easy Integration with Docker to help with Containerizaton of application. Dockerizing a Node.js web app | Node.js
• Serverless Applications on Cloud
  • How create a serverless website using AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS API Gateway and AWS DynamoDB with node.js? Full Tutorial!