An Introduction to RedwoodSDK: A Beginner’s Course

This course is a beginner-friendly introduction to RedwoodSDK, a full-stack React framework for Cloudflare. The course is aimed at beginners and we go through the basics of RedwoodSDK and build a simple app. Its easy to follow along, short, concise and to the point. No fluff.
Duration: 40 minutes
Level: Beginner
Last Updated: 7/10/2025
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An Introduction to RedwoodSDK: A Beginner’s Course

Course Overview

Welcome to the RedwoodSDK Beginners Course, a concise, hands-on guide to building modern web applications using RedwoodSDK, React and Cloudflare. Whether you’re new to RedwoodSDK or looking to deepen your understanding of its powerful request handling and routing system, this course walks you through the fundamentals, project setup, core features, and deployment—all in under an hour.

By the end of this course, you’ll not only have built a working app, but also developed a clear understanding of how RedwoodSDK simplifies full-stack development, and why it’s a compelling choice for modern engineers.

This course is ideal for:

  1. Beginners in web development who want to learn a complete, modern stack

  2. Developers familiar with React or JavaScript who are curious about full-stack development.

  3. Engineers looking for a lightweight yet powerful alternative to traditional frameworks.

No prior experience with RedwoodSDK is required — just a basic understanding of JavaScript and web development fundamentals.

Curriculum

Introduction

1.1 Course overview1 min
1.2 Installing RedwoodSDK2 min
1.3 RedwoodSDK Structure and important files1 min

RedwoodSDK core concepts: Request Handling & Routing

2.1 Request / Response overview1 min
2.2 Request / Response easy examples1 min
2.3 URL parameters and wildcards2 min
2.4 Using React with URL parameters1 min
2.5 Interrupters2 min
2.6 Context1 min
2.7 Middleware3 min
2.8 Documents3 min

Building our React application

3.1 React Server and Client components1 min
3.2 Server functions3 min
3.3 Comparing Server and Client React components2 min
3.4 Displaying external data on our page3 min
3.5 Add more data to our page1 min
3.6 Installing Tailwind CSS2 min
3.7 Adding Tailwind CSS styles2 min
3.8 Client side interactivity6 min

Deploying our Application

4.1 Configuring and releasing to Cloudflare3 min

Instructor

Herman

Herman

Herman is a core team member of RedwoodJS. He has a degree in nature conservation and has spent his time in the African bush trying to prevent wildlife crime with technology and field work.