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boilerbase

v1.0.1

Published

A minimal developer CLI for generating backend starter projects

Readme

BoilerBase

A modern beginner-friendly backend scaffolding CLI for Node.js developers.

Install

npm install
npm link

Usage

npx boilerbase
# or
boilerbase

What it does

  • Prompts for project settings in the terminal
  • Generates folders and starter files dynamically
  • Installs dependencies automatically
  • Opens the generated project in VS Code

Stack

  • Node.js
  • inquirer
  • chalk
  • ora
  • fs-extra

Generated project

The generated backend starter includes:

  • Express server scaffold
  • Optional MongoDB config
  • JWT auth routes and middleware
  • EJS or HTML views
  • CSS starter file and public assets

Publish

This package is ready for npm link, npm publish, and npx boilerbase.

If your npm account has 2FA enabled, publish with an OTP:

npm publish --otp=123456

Or create a granular access token with bypass 2fa enabled and use that token for publishing.