Prebuilt Typescript Express Server CLI

A fast and opinionated Node.js CLI tool to scaffold a prebuilt Typescipt express server with TypeScript, Express, and a ready-to-use folder structure. Perfect for quickly starting backend projects with all essential boilerplate in place.

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Features

• Create a project root folder with a valid name.
• Initialize npm package with "type": "module".
• Automatically install dependencies:
  • express, cors
• Automatically install dev dependencies:
  • typescript, nodemon, @types/express, @types/cors
• Prebuilt TypeScript project setup with tsconfig.json.
• Generates a src folder with subfolders:
  • controllers, middlewares, routes, services, types, utils
• Creates an index.ts file to start coding immediately.
• Provides npm scripts for build and development:
  • npm run build:watch – watch and compile TypeScript
  • npm run dev:watch – start server in watch mode

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Installation

Make sure you have Node.js v18+ installed.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Diptabose/create-ts-server.git
cd create-mer-server