Express Start

A beginner-friendly utility that starts an Express or Node.js server in one line.

Supports

Express Start supports:

• Express applications
• Native Node.js http.Server
• Native Node.js request handler functions

Installation

npm install @ibrahimshiyam53/express-start

Usage

Express app

import express from "express"; import { startServer } from "@ibrahimshiyam53/express-start"; const app = express(); app.get("/", (req, res) => { res.send("Hello World"); }); startServer(app);

Starts on:

http://localhost:3000

by default.

Node.js http.Server

import { createServer } from "node:http"; import { startServer } from "@ibrahimshiyam53/express-start"; const server = createServer((req, res) => { res.end("Hello Node.js"); }); startServer(server);

Node.js request handler function

import { startServer } from "@ibrahimshiyam53/express-start"; startServer((req, res) => { res.end("Hello Node.js"); });

If you pass a function, startServer wraps it using createServer internally.

Custom port and host

Use a custom port directly:

startServer(app, 5000);

Or use an options object:

startServer(app, { port: 5000, host: "localhost" });

Default port behavior:

process.env.PORT || 3000

Nodemon example

Install nodemon:

npm install --save-dev nodemon

Add scripts to your package.json:

{ "scripts": { "start": "node index.js", "dev": "nodemon index.js" } }

Run the development server:

npm run dev

Examples

This package includes:

• examples/express-basic — Express app usage
• examples/node-http-basic — Node.js http.Server usage
• examples/node-handler-basic — Node.js request handler function usage

Keywords

express, expressjs, node, nodejs, http, http-server, server, start-server, starter, beginner

License

MIT