Data Persistence in Elixir with Ecto and OTP

Building modern, concurrent applications requires a solid strategy for managing state and persisting data. Elixir offers powerful tools for this, but connecting database operations with concurrent processes can be challenging for beginners.\n\nThis course guides you through the process of saving, retrieving, and managing data in Elixir applications. You will understand how to coordinate database queries with background processes to build reliable, fault-tolerant systems.\n\nWhat you'll learn:\n- Understand the core concepts of Ecto schemas, migrations, and repositories for database communication\n- Configure GenServers to manage application state and trigger database operations asynchronously\n- Apply OTP supervision trees to ensure your database connections and background tasks remain resilient\n- Design concurrent data flows that safely persist API responses and system events without blocking the main application\n- Practice writing clean, modern Elixir code with structured telemetry logging for database operations\n\nYou will start with the fundamental terminology of database management in Elixir before moving on to hands-on configuration. The written lessons walk you through integrating Ecto repos directly with OTP processes, building a robust data-handling pipeline from the ground up.\n\nThis course is designed for beginner Elixir developers who want to transition from in-memory state to permanent database storage. No advanced database administration experience is required.\n\nStart reading to master the fundamentals of robust data persistence in Elixir today.