Easily scaffold a production-ready backend application using Express (Node.js) and TypeScript. This tool helps you create a boilerplate project with best practices for scalability, maintainability, and security.
Ensure you have the following tools installed in your system:
Scaffold your new Express TypeScript project in seconds
- Open your terminal and Run the following command:
npx create-express-typescript
- Navigate to your project directory:
cd your_app_name - Start the development server:
npm run dev
your_app_name/
├── src/
│ ├── app.ts # Main application file
│ ├── server.ts # Server configuration and entry file
│ ├── database/
│ │ └── connectToDatabase.ts # MongoDB connection logic
│ ├── routes/
│ │ └── exampleRoute.ts # Example route definitions
│ ├── controllers/
│ │ └── exampleController.ts # Example controller logic
│ ├── models/
│ │ └── exampleModel.ts # Example database model
│ ├── middlewares/
│ | ├── errorHandler.ts # Global error handling middleware
│ | └── logger.ts # Logging middleware
│ ├── utils/
│ │ └── processEnvVaribale.ts # process env varibales with type safety
│ ├── types/
│ │ └── envVariableTypes.ts # env variable types
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├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration
├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies
├── .env # Environment variable configuration
npm run dev: Starts the development server with hot reloading.npm run build: Compiles TypeScript into JavaScript for production.npm start: Runs the compiled JavaScript application.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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