Backend Forge

Production-grade backend scaffolding and architecture automation CLI for modern Node.js systems.

Features

• Interactive backend project generation
• MongoDB support
• Redis support
• BullMQ support
• Socket.IO support
• JWT authentication scaffolding
• Docker support
• Modular backend resource generation
• Optional CRUD module generation
• Automatic route registration
• Dynamic environment generation
• Smart feature dependency resolution
• Backend Forge project validation
• Architecture-aware backend wiring
• Optional architecture presets

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @michealadekunle/backend-forge

Or use directly with npx:

npx @michealadekunle/backend-forge create

Commands

Create Project

backend-forge create

Generate Module

backend-forge generate module users

Generate CRUD Module

backend-forge generate module products --crud

Presets

Backend Forge supports optional architecture presets.

Realtime System

backend-forge create --preset realtime

Includes:

• MongoDB
• Redis
• Socket.IO
• JWT Authentication
• Docker

Fintech API

backend-forge create --preset fintech

Includes:

• MongoDB
• Redis
• BullMQ
• JWT Authentication
• Docker

Minimal API

backend-forge create --preset minimal

Includes:

• Base Express + TypeScript architecture only

Quick Example

Create Project

backend-forge create

Generate Module

backend-forge generate module users

Generated automatically:

src/modules/users/
├── users.controller.ts
├── users.service.ts
├── users.routes.ts
├── users.types.ts
└── users.validator.ts

Routes are automatically registered in:

src/routes/index.ts

CRUD Example

backend-forge generate module products --crud

Generated endpoints:

GET    /products
GET    /products/:id
POST   /products
PATCH  /products/:id
DELETE /products/:id

Generated Features

Backend Forge can generate:

• MongoDB architecture
• Redis configuration
• BullMQ queues/workers
• Socket.IO setup
• JWT middleware
• Docker setup
• Modular backend resources
• CRUD-ready controllers and routes

Example Workflow

backend-forge create --preset fintech

cd my-project

npm install

backend-forge generate module payments --crud

npm run dev

Roadmap

• Swagger/OpenAPI generation
• Prisma/PostgreSQL support
• Authentication presets
• Microservice architecture templates
• Plugin ecosystem
• Testing generators
• CI/CD scaffolding

License

MIT