create-server-startup

A powerful CLI tool by TechAmigo to scaffold production‑ready Node.js backend projects in seconds — with support for JavaScript or TypeScript, popular databases, and JWT‑based security options.

🌟 Features

• Choose between JavaScript or TypeScript
• Select popular databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)
• Optionally enable security (Helmet, CORS, Rate Limiting, JWT Auth)
• Auto‑generates:
  • Project folder structure
  • .env.example file
  • README.md, .gitignore, package.json
  • Health‑check endpoint
  • Logger & error middleware
• Pre‑configured with nodemon, winston, dotenv, and more

📦 Installation

▶️ From NPM (Global)

npm install -g create-server-startup

Then simply run:

create-server-startup

and follow the interactive prompts!

🛠️ Setup Locally (Development/Contributing)

1. Fork the repo on GitHub: https://github.com/TechAmigo2k25/create-server-startup

2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/<your‑username>/create-server-startup.git
   cd create-server-startup

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Link it locally to test as a CLI:

   npm link

Now you can run the CLI:

create-server-startup

💡 Why use create-server-startup?

Setting up a new backend often means repeating boilerplate:

• Folder structure
• Health checks, loggers, error handlers
• Env & Git configuration
• Security middleware & DB connections

create-server-startup automates all of that, so you can dive straight into building features.

🧪 Example Usage

? ➤ Project name: my-server
? ➤ JavaScript or TypeScript? TypeScript
? ➤ Database: PostgreSQL
? ➤ Security level: JWT Authentication

Generated Structure

my-server/
├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── db/
│   ├── middlewares/
│   ├── routes/v1/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── app.ts
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── server.ts

🚀 Running the Generated Project

1. Install dependencies

   cd my-server
   npm install

2. Configure environment

   cp .env.example .env
   # then update .env with your DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET, etc.

3. Start the server

   • TypeScript:

     npm run dev

   • JavaScript:

     npm start

4. Verify health endpoint

   curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/health

🐛 Issues & 💡 Features

Got a bug or idea? Please open an issue.

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! To get started:

1. Fork the repo

2. Create a feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/awesome-feature

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Add awesome feature"

4. Push and open a PR

📄 License

MIT © [TechAmigo]