Express QuickStart

A lightweight, feature-rich Express.js starter kit to jumpstart your Node.js web application development.

Features

• 🚀 Express.js setup with best practices
• 🔒 Basic security configurations
• 📝 Request logging with Morgan
• 🛣️ Organized route structure
• 🧩 Middleware setup
• ⚡ Environment configuration
• 🧪 Testing setup ready

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/aashishtimalsina/express-quickstart.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd express-quickstart

# Install dependencies
npm install

Quick Start

# To start
 nodemon server.js

Server will be running at http://localhost:3000

Project Structure

express-quickstart/
├── config/             # Configuration files
├── middleware/         # Custom middleware
├── models/             # Data models
├── routes/             # API routes
├── utils/              # Utility functions
├── tests/              # Test files
├── .env.example        # Example environment variables
├── .gitignore          # Git ignore file
├── app.js              # Express app setup
├── server.js           # Server entry point
├── package.json        # Project dependencies
└── README.md           # Project documentation

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and customize the variables:

cp .env.example .env

Available Scripts

• nodemon server.js - Starts the production server

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Aashish Timalsina