Learn SAILS with Real Code Examples

Install Node.js and npm/yarn

Run `npm install -g sails` to install globally

Create a project: `sails new myApp`

Configure database adapters in `config/datastores.js`

Run project with `sails lift` to start the server

Install Node.js and npm/yarn

Install Sails.js globally via npm

Create project with CLI

Configure database adapters

Lift server to test locally

config/datastores.js - database config

config/routes.js - custom routes

config/policies.js - request policies

api/models/ - data models

api/controllers/ - controllers

sails new myApp - create project

sails lift - run server

sails generate model <name> - create model

sails generate controller <name> - create controller

sails console - interact with app

Supports localization via third-party Node.js packages

UTF-8 content by default

Custom middleware for language selection

Dynamic messages in multiple locales

Integrate with i18n libraries like `i18n` or `polyglot`

APIs accessible via REST or WebSockets

Views can include ARIA attributes

Supports cross-origin requests with CORS config

Ensure endpoints follow best practices

Test API responses for accessibility and compliance

Views support EJS, Pug, or other templating engines

Integrate CSS frameworks like Bootstrap or Tailwind

Front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) optional

Static assets served via `assets/` folder

Real-time updates reflected via WebSockets

State handled in controllers and services

Sessions via built-in session management

WebSocket state for real-time clients

Shared state in memory or external stores (Redis)

Policies manage pre-processing state per request

Waterline ORM manages data across databases

Supports SQL and NoSQL adapters

Blueprint routes simplify CRUD operations

Connection pooling for performance

Custom queries for complex use-cases