Express, Mongo, Vite, TS Fullstack Starter Project

A zero-config starter npm package to scaffold a fullstack monorepo with:

• ⚙️ Backend: Node.js + Express.js + MongoDB + TypeScript + JWT-Auth
• ⚛️ Frontend: React.js + Vite + TypeScript

🚀 Usage

Create in a new folder

npx express-mongo-vite-ts-starter my-app

Creates:

current directory/
├──my-app/
   ├── backend/
   └── frontend/

Create in current directory

npx express-mongo-vite-ts-starter

Creates:

current directory/
├── backend/
└── frontend/

📁 Project Structure

my-app/
├── backend/        # Express.js + MongoDB + TypeScript API for basic user authorization
│   └── ...
├── frontend/       # Vite + React + TypeScript Template App
│   └── ...
├── README.md       # README.md with steps to setup .env & prerequite details

⚙ Prerequisites

You will require the following, installed in your system, for the project to function properly:

1. Node.js (use v20.0.0 or higher for better compatibility)
2. Redis: In-memory DB (v5.0.0.0 or higher)

🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Install dependencies

cd backend
npm install
cd ../frontend
npm install

2. Configure Environment Variables

Create .env files in both backend/ and frontend/:

Example backend .env

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/your-db
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
NODE_ENV=development

ADMIN_PASSWORD=your-admin-password

Example frontend .env

VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000/api

🧪 Development

Under backend/ execute:

npm run dev     # Start backend

Under frontend/ execute:

npm run dev     # Start frontend

📤 Publish Your App

Once you're ready to go live, build the frontend and deploy the backend. Tailor build steps to your hosting solution.

🙌 Credits

Created by Tamojit Das

📄 License

This CLI tool scaffolds projects without including the original repository's license.

Let me know for potential issues & fixes for this project. Your feedback is extremely appreciable... ~ Tamojit Das