backend-modular-starter

Industry-ready modular Node.js backend scaffolding CLI — by Jai

Scaffold a production-ready Express backend with auth, users, Swagger, rate limiting, optional databases (MongoDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL), Redis, Socket.IO, and Docker — in seconds.

Installation

npm install -g backend-modular-starter

Or run with npx:

npx backend-modular-starter

Usage

backend-modular-starter

You'll be prompted to choose:

• Project name – Folder name for your new project
• Database – MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or None
• Redis – Include Redis for caching/queues
• Socket.IO – Include real-time events
• Docker – Add Dockerfile + docker-compose
• npm install – Run install automatically

What You Get

• Express with security (Helmet, CORS, rate limiting)
• Auth – JWT register/login/me with brute-force protection
• User module – CRUD, change password, soft delete, role-based access
• Swagger – Auto-generated API docs at /api-docs
• Validation – Joi-ready middleware
• Logging – Winston with file transports
• Graceful shutdown – SIGTERM/SIGINT handling
• Health check – /health endpoint that pings DB + Redis

Requirements

• Node.js >= 16
• Git (optional; used for initial commit)

License

MIT © Jai