Express Boilerplate

A boilerplate project for quickly setting up an Express.js application with common dependencies and useful scripts.

Features

Ready-to-use Express.js setup
Logging using Morgan middleware
Environment variable management with dotenv
Automatic server restart during development using Nodemon
Debugging support with Inspect
Code formatting using Prettier

Prerequisites

Node.js (version 14.X.X or higher)
npm (version 6.X.X or higher)

Getting Started

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/haiderRizvii/express-boilerplate.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd express-boilerplate

Install the dependencies:

npm install

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:5000 to see the application in action.

Available Scripts

npm run start: Starts the production server.
npm run dev: Starts the development server using Nodemon for automatic restart on file changes.
npm run dev debug: Starts the development server with debugging support using Inspect.
npm run format: Formats the code using Prettier.

Configuration

Environment variables can be set in a ./config/config.env file in the project root directory