README.md

Express Starter Kit

Express + WebPack + Babel + Docker starter kit

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Docker

Useful Aliases

Add these aliases to your ~/.bash_profile for faster development

alias npx="docker run -it --rm -v \$(pwd):/app skypress/npx npx"
alias yarn="docker run -it --rm -v \$(pwd):/app skypress/npx yarn"

Remember to source the file after adding the aliases: source ~/.bash_profile

Makefile

• make: Default command will run the linter and tests
• make lint: Run the linter
• make test: Run all tests
• make build: Manually run the webpack build
• make debug: Start a node debug session
• make start: Start the local development environment
• make setup: Create a docker network and install all node_modules

Initial Setup

• Setup the project

make setup

• Create a .env file using this template:

APP_NAME=express-start
NODE_ENV=development
HOST=kit-server
PORT=3000

Documentation

Documentation is generated using the jsdoc module. Use this cheatsheet as a quick reference.