Express Backend Project Template

Project setup

npm install

Compiles and hot-reloads for development

npm run dev

Setup a .env file in root

# EXAMPLE FILE
NODE_ENV=development

SERVER_PORT=5050

JWT_SECRET=HeLlOTheRE-gEneRalKenoBI
JWT_EXP=10d

# SQL DATABASE
DB_HOST=
DB_USER=
DB_PASS=

# NOSQL DATABASE
MONGO_DBURL=

Token testing routes

• api/newtoken: Generates new token for testing
• api/testguard: Tests the route guard

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TODO:

• Add Auth Utils for JWT
• Add Guard Middleware to protect routes with JWT
• Add branch with SequelizeORM
• Add branch with MongooseODM
• Add branch with TypeORM

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Dependencies

• express
• dotenv
• colors
• morgan
• bcrypt
• helmet
• hpp
• xss-clean
• jsonwebtoken
• validator

Dev Dependencies

• babel
• eslint
• prettier
• nodemon
• rimraf