create-express-ts

CLI to scaffold Express.js + TypeScript projects with best practices.

Usage

# Using pnpm (recommended)
pnpm create express-ts my-app

# Using npx
npx create-express-ts my-app

# Using npm
npm create express-ts my-app

Interactive Mode

Simply run the command and answer the prompts:

pnpm create express-ts

? Project name: my-app
? Select template: Full (auth, users, admin, rate limiting)
? Select database: MySQL
? Package manager: pnpm (recommended)
? Initialize git repository? Yes

CLI Options

create-express-ts [project-name] [options]

Options:
  -t, --template <template>   Template to use (full, minimal)
  -d, --database <database>   Database (mysql, postgresql, sqlite)
  --no-git                    Skip git initialization
  -h, --help                  Display help

Templates

Full

Complete starter with:

• User authentication (JWT)
• User management module
• Admin module with IP blocklist
• Rate limiting
• Winston logging with rotation
• Sequelize migrations
• Zod validation

Minimal

Basic setup with:

• Express + TypeScript
• Winston logging
• Error handling
• Health endpoint
• Sequelize (no models)

Examples

# Full template with MySQL
pnpm create express-ts my-api --template full --database mysql

# Minimal template with PostgreSQL
pnpm create express-ts my-api --template minimal --database postgresql

# Full template with SQLite, no git
pnpm create express-ts my-api -t full -d sqlite --no-git

After Creation

cd my-app
pnpm install
cp env.example .env
# Edit .env with your database credentials
pnpm db:migrate
pnpm dev

License

MIT