commonjs - Node Express Final Version

v1.0.0 – Initial Release

First release of the Node.js Express EJS Tailwind CSS Starter, a starter template for building modern web applications with Express, EJS, and Tailwind CSS. This version uses CommonJS (require / module.exports).

Features

• Express.js server setup with the latest Express version
• EJS templating for dynamic pages
• Tailwind CSS integration through @tailwindcss/cli
• Organized project structure with routes/, views/, and public/
• Built-in middleware for JSON and URL-encoded request parsing, cookies, and request logging
• Error handling with a 404 handler and a custom error.ejs page
• Development workflow with Nodemon and Tailwind CSS watch mode
• Production-ready, minified CSS build
• Prettier setup with the Tailwind CSS class-sorting plugin

Included Scripts

Command	Description
npm start	Start the application
npm run dev	Run the server with Nodemon and Tailwind CSS watch mode
npm run dev:server	Run only the development server
npm run devcss	Compile Tailwind CSS and watch for changes
npm run buildcss	Build and minify Tailwind CSS for production

Project Structure

├── bin/www
├── public/
│   ├── images/
│   ├── javascripts/
│   └── stylesheets/tailwind.css
├── routes/
│   ├── index.js
│   └── users.js
├── views/
│   ├── index.ejs
│   └── error.ejs
├── app.js
└── package.json

Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/mraxays/node-express-ejs-tailwindcss-starter.git
cd node-express-ejs-tailwindcss-starter
npm install
npm start

The server runs at http://localhost:3000/.

Dependencies

Express, EJS, Tailwind CSS (@tailwindcss/cli), Morgan, Cookie Parser, Debug, HTTP Errors

Dev dependencies: Nodemon, Prettier, Prettier Plugin Tailwind CSS

License

Released under the MIT License.