exp-dev

A CLI tool to quickly generate a professional Express.js backend folder structure.

Installation

npm install -g exp-dev

or

npm install exp-dev

Usage

Run the following command to generate a new Express.js backend project structure:

ex-dev backend

Using npx (No installation required)

You can also run the generator directly without installing it globally:

npx exp-dev backend

Generated Folder Structure

backend/
│── server.js
│── package.json
│── .env
│
├── models/
├── services/
├── validator/
├── middleware/
├── routes/
├── controllers/
├── config/
│   └── db.js
├── constant/

Next Steps

After generating the backend folder structure, run the following commands to install dependencies and start the server:

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev