create-prod-backend

Build a production-ready Express backend in seconds — no boilerplate, no setup headaches.

Installation

Use directly with npx (recommended):

npx create-prod-backend

Or install globally:

npm install -g create-prod-backend
create-prod-backend

Features

• Instant Express.js backend setup
• Clean and scalable folder structure
• Optional MongoDB integration
• Environment variable support (.env)
• Select dependencies interactively
• Production-ready scripts
• Developer-friendly CLI

What It Generates

project-name/
│
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── middlewares/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── db/
│   │
│   ├── app.js
│   ├── index.js
│   └── constants.js
│
├── public/
│
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

Usage

Run the CLI:

npx create-prod-backend

You’ll be prompted for:

• Project name
• MongoDB setup (Yes/No)
• .env file (Yes/No)
• Dependencies to install
• Auto install dependencies

Supported Dependencies

• express
• cors
• dotenv
• cookie-parser
• nodemon (devDependency)
• bcryptjs (Optional)
• zod (Optional)
• argon2 (Optional)
• jsonwebtoken (Optional)
• cloudinary (Optional)
• multer (Optional)
• mongoose (Optional)

Scripts

After setup:

npm run dev     # Development (nodemon)
npm start       # Production

Example

npx create-prod-backend

✔ Enter project name: my-app
✔ Use MongoDB: Yes
✔ Use .env: Yes
✔ Install dependencies: Yes

Your backend is ready!

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (optional)
• Inquirer (CLI prompts)
• Chalk (CLI styling)

Upcoming Features

• Service layer support
• Auth template (JWT)
• Docker setup
• API documentation (Swagger)
• TypeScript support

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

git clone https://github.com/codeurge123/create-prod-backend
cd create-prod-backend
npm install

License

ISC License

Author

Made by codeurge316 - @yashbansal

Support

If you like this project:

• Star the repo
• Share with others
• Suggest new features

Final Thought

Stop wasting time setting up backend boilerplate. Start building real projects.

• create-prod-backend does the setup — you build the product.