1. Initial Project Setup

npm init -y

2. Install Dependencies

Production :- npm install express Development :- npm install -D typescript @types/node @types/express tsx

3. Configure TS

npx tsc --init

4. Create Server

mkdir src && touch src/server.ts

5. Define Scripts in package.json

"scripts": { "dev": "npx tsx --watch src/server.ts", "build" : "tsc", "start": "node dist/server.js", }