🚀 express-app-maker

A simple CLI tool to quickly create a Node.js + Express + MongoDB project with a clean folder structure.

It automatically generates a backend starter project with essential configuration so you can start building APIs immediately.

✨ Features

• ⚡ Create Node.js + Express project instantly
• 📁 Pre-configured folder structure
• 🗄 MongoDB connection setup using Mongoose
• 🌱 Environment variables support with dotenv
• 🔁 Ready-to-use development scripts
• 📦 Automatically installs dependencies

📦 Installation

You can run it directly using npx (recommended):

npx express-app-maker

Or install globally:

npm install -g express-app-maker

Then run:

express-app-maker

🛠 Usage

Run the command:

npx express-app-maker

You will be prompted to enter a project name:

📦 PROJECT INITIALIZER
? What is your project name?

After that the CLI will automatically:

• Create the project folder
• Generate required files
• Setup folder structure
• Install dependencies

📁 Generated Project Structure

myProject
│
├── server.js
├── package.json
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
│
└── src
    ├── config
    │   └── db.js
    │
    ├── controllers
    │
    ├── models
    │
    ├── routes
    │
    ├── middleware
    │
    └── utils

▶ Running the Project

Go inside your project folder:

cd myProject

Start development server:

npm run dev

Production mode:

npm start

⚙ Environment Variables

Example .env file:

NODE_ENV=dev
PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/mydb

📌 Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• npm

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

📜 License

MIT

Made with by Satyam Sharma

🔗 GitHub

⭐ Star the repository if you find it useful!

https://github.com/sharmasatyam121104-devloper/express-app-maker