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get-express-starter

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Get production ready express boilerplate with a single command

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get-express-starter

A powerful, customizable CLI that scaffolds full-featured Express.js boilerplates with TypeScript or JavaScript — production-ready from day one.

Key Features

  • ✅ Choose between TypeScript or JavaScript
  • ✅ Select your database: MongoDB or PostgreSQL
  • ✅ JWT-based Authentication (login, register, logout)
  • ✅ Email workflows: Verify email, Forgot/Reset password
  • ✅ Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
  • ✅ Centralized User Management System
  • ✅ Joi-based Request Validation
  • ✅ Built-in Pagination Utilities
  • ✅ Security Best Practices (Helmet, CORS, sanitization)
  • ✅ Versioned API Routes
  • ✅ Winston Logging for errors & requests
  • ✅ Centralized Config & ENV management
  • ✅ Plop.js-based Code Generator (like NestJS CLI, but unopinionated!)
  • ✅ Docker-Ready Setup with docker compose
  • ✅ Dev-friendly tooling: Biome / ESLint + Prettier, Husky, lint-staged
  • ✅ Supports ESM or CommonJS in JavaScript mode
  • ✅ Customizable Templates for rapid feature/module generation

Installation

npm install -g get-express-starter

Usage

get-express-starter

You'll be prompted to choose:

  • Project name

  • Language (TypeScript / JavaScript)

  • Database (MongoDB / PostgreSQL)

  • Code generator setup

Example

$ get-express-starter
✔ Project name: my-api
✔ Language: TypeScript
✔ Database: PostgreSQL

➡️ cd my-api
➡️ pnpm install
➡️ pnpm run dev
➡️ pnpm generate // For code generators, if you added them

Project Templates

Depending on your choices, one of the following templates will be scaffolded:

  • Express + MongoDB + TypeScript

  • Express + PostgreSQL + TypeScript

  • Express + MongoDB + JavaScript

Code Generators

You’ll get built-in support for generating:

  • Modules (routes, controllers, services)

  • Models

  • Middlewares

  • Validators

  • Utilities

pnpm generate

Docker Support

Each project comes with:

  • Dockerfile

  • docker-compose.yml

Start your app via Docker:

docker compose up --build

Linting & Formatting

You get a preconfigured dev experience:

  • Biome (or ESLint + Prettier)

  • Husky + lint-staged (pre-commit hooks)

Script examples:

pnpm lint      # Biome or ESLint
pnpm format    # Prettier or Biome