template-minimal-node-express-api

This is a minimum TypeScript Node/Express API that is ready to add any data source to and host at online backend providers such as Render.

features

• Node/Express
• TypeScript
  • executed with tsx
  • compiled with tsc
  • watched with nodemon
• ES6 modules
• .env file
• routers
• handlers
• online hosting ready

setup

• npm i
• create .env file in root directory

APP_TITLE = Node/Express API

start

• npm run dev

hosting

• the package.json file has two scripts ready for hosting: build and start
• if you want to host this backend at a hosting service such as Render, use these scripts:
  • build command: npm i && npm run build
  • start command: npm start
• this template is hosted at https://template-minimal-node-express-api.onrender.com (published as free Render web server which has a 30-60 second delay if API has not been recently accessed)