A template to kickstart a Node.js backend project. It incorporates a commonly used folder structure in the industry.
Create Express MVC works on macOS, Windows, and Linux. If something doesn’t work, please file an issue.
npx create-express-mvc my-app
cd my-app
npm start
You don’t need to install or configure tools like express, cors, mongoose,dotenv, nodemon or swagger. They are preconfigured so that you can focus on the code.
Create a project, and you’re good to go.
Create .env according to your need
PORT=8080
NODE_ENV=<development or production>
MONGO_URI=<YOUR_MONGODB_URI>
To create a new app, you may choose one of the following methods:
npx create-express-mvc my-app
npm init express-mvc my-app
yarn create express-mvc my-app
It will create a directory called my-app
inside the current folder.
Inside that directory, it will generate the initial project structure and install the transitive dependencies.
No configuration or complicated folder structures, only the files you need to build your app. Once the installation is done, you can open your project folder:
cd my-app
Inside the newly created project, you can run some built-in commands:
Runs the app in development mode. Open http://localhost:8080 to view it in the browser.
The page will automatically reload if you make changes to the code.