How to make a Shopify app

The `How To Build Shopify Apps` course is now available! Get it on Gumroad 👉 https://kinngh.gumroad.com/l/how-to-m... 👈

We go over my open source boilerplate repository on how to make a Shopify embedded application, and not just run a few commands and be up and running, but explaining things step by step on how and why things work, breaking things on purpose and understanding why they break and how to fix it.

Links mentioned in the video:
Boilerplate GitHub Repo: http://github.com/kinngh/shopify-node...
Shopify API Scopes: https://shopify.dev/api/usage/access-...
Shopify Webhook Subscription Topics: https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql...

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Markers:
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - Setting up the project
1:44 - Understanding folder structure
5:54 - Available developer utilities
6:22 - Env variables
8:22 - Packages and NPM scripts
9:24 - Updating Shopify partner dashboard programatically
10:56 - Database schema and models for Shopify app
12:34 - Custom session storage
14:30 - Content security policy for embedded Shopify app
15:33 - isShopActive middleware
15:57 - Verifying request with verifyRequest middleware
18:36 - How to setup OAuth in embedded Shopify app
25:15 - Express server
36:46 - Starting the app
41:25 - Testing verifyRequest middleware
44:24 - Frontend / React.js
48:15 - How to make requests to your express server from Shopify app
51:09 - How to use billing api in embedded Shopify app
52:13 - Debugging the return URL
54:15 - How to setup app proxy on Shopify
57:04 - Outro