Create Express Backend CLI

CLI tool to quickly create a clean and scalable Express.js backend structure.

Usage

Run the CLI using npx (no installation required):

npx @adarshguptadev/exbackend myApp

📂 What it creates

myApp/
│
├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── DBconnect.js
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── middlewares/
│   │   └── globalError.js
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   └── home.router.js
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── app.js
│   └── server.js
│
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

Packages Used

Express

• Server setup and routing

Mongoose

• MongoDB object modeling tool

CORS

• Allows frontend-backend communication from different origins

Dotenv

• Environment variable management

Features

• Clean and scalable folder structure
• Express server setup
• MongoDB connection ready
• Global error handling middleware
• Environment configuration support
• Development & production scripts

After project creation

cd myApp
npm run dev

Environment Variables

Update your .env file:

PORT=__
MONGO_URI=__
FRONTEND_URL=__
NODE_ENV=__

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14
• MongoDB (local or cloud)

Why use this?

Setting up backend structure manually is repetitive and error-prone. This CLI automates the setup so you can focus on building features instead of boilerplate.

Author

Adarsh Gupta

GitHub: github.com/adarshguptadev/exbackend

exbackend: exbackend.adarshguptadev.in

npm: npmjs.com/package/@adarshguptadev/exbackend

License

MIT