Boilerplate template for Node Express applications

After writing the same lines code again and again, I felt fraustrated and decided to make this. This is rather a basic implementation for an Express app. There's no Kubernetes or Docker configs covered yet, but I'll upgrade to these overtime.

Features

• Minimal secure middleware setup.
• JWT authentication.
• Password reset gmail.
• User model and route system.
• Error handling.

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone http://github.com/JasontheOmnivorous/express-boilerplate.git

2. Navigate to your project directory:

cd express-boilerplate

3. Install dependencies:

npm i

Usage

Development script:

npm run dev

Start script:

npm start

Build script:

npm run build

Environment Variables

PORT=8000
DB=<Your-MongoDB-cluster-connection-string>
NODE_ENV=development # switch dev and prod environment
JWT_SECRET=cdjhebwyfgo837guowfaljbksdflieurpf982bkjskcjbuwbkeefib2u3uif # generate random bullshits
JWT_EXPIRES=90d # config to your liking
ADMIN_EMAIL=<Your-admin-email>
EMAIL_USER=<Your-email-account-to-send-password-reset-token>
EMAIL_PASSWORD=<Your-gmail-app-password>

EMAIL_PASSWORD is not your normal gmail account password. It's an app password and you can obtain it by enabling two step verification in your google account.

Contributing

I don't care bro, do whatever you want.😂