QuickStart Express TS

⚡ One command to launch your Express + TypeScript + MongoDB + JWT Auth backend in seconds!

🚀 Quick Start

npx quickstart-express-ts my-api
cd my-api
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run dev

✨ Features

• Express.js with TypeScript setup
• MongoDB + Mongoose ODM integration
• JWT Authentication with register/login/profile
• Security Middleware (Helmet, CORS, rate limiting)
• Production-ready error handling & logging
• Environment configuration with validation
• ESLint & Prettier for code quality
• VSCode settings for optimal development

📦 Installation & Usage

Using npx (Recommended)

npx quickstart-express-ts project-name

Global Installation

npm install -g quickstart-express-ts
quickstart-express-ts project-name

🏗️ Generated Project Structure

project-name/
├── src/
│   ├── app.ts              # Express app configuration
│   ├── server.ts           # Server entry point
│   ├── config/            # Environment & database config
│   ├── models/            # Mongoose models (User)
│   ├── controllers/       # Route controllers
│   ├── routes/           # Route definitions
│   ├── middleware/       # Auth & error middleware
│   └── utils/           # Token, logger utilities
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── .env.example
└── README.md

🔐 Ready-to-Use API Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description | Auth Required | |--------|----------|-------------|---------------| | POST | /api/v1/auth/register | Register new user | ❌ | | POST | /api/v1/auth/login | Login user | ❌ | | GET | /api/v1/auth/profile | Get user profile | ✅ | | GET | /health | Health check | ❌ |

🛡️ Built-in Security

• ✅ Helmet.js - Security headers
• ✅ CORS - Cross-origin protection
• ✅ Rate Limiting - Prevent brute force attacks
• ✅ Data Sanitization - NoSQL & XSS protection
• ✅ JWT Tokens - Secure authentication
• ✅ Password Hashing - Bcrypt encryption
• ✅ Environment Validation - Required config checks