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Boilerplate for nodejs, typescript - simple folder structure

#typescript #node #postgres #slonik

This is a simple boilerplate application to start the project from scratch using typescript and nodejs.

If you are working on freelance projects and wanted to quickstart the project with all the initial setup having simple architechture, use this setup and finish requirement on time :-)

GitHub logo lineldcosta / typescript-node-rest-api-boilerplate

Node.js REST API boilerplate built with typescript, Node, Jest, pm2, express, postgresql, slonik

This is rest based nodejs boilerplate application, which uses router-services-model architecture.

Requirements

NodeJS

Install global TypeScript and TypeScript Node

npm install -g typescript ts-node

Clone this repository

git@github.com:lineldcosta/typescript-node-rest-api-boilerplate.git

Then install the dependencies

npm install

To Run the application in production mode

yarn start-prod

To Run the application in development mode

yarn start-dev

To Run the tests

Yarn jest

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It uses the best approaches available to create typescript-nodejs API.

Requirements

  • NodeJS

Install global TypeScript and TypeScript Node 

 npm install -g typescript ts-node
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Clone this repository 

 git@github.com:lineldcosta/typescript-node-rest-api-boilerplate.git
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Then install the dependencies 

 npm install
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To Run the application in production mode 

 yarn start-prod
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To Run the application in development mode 

 yarn start-dev
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To Run the tests 

 Yarn jest
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Happy coding...! If you like then don't forget to star itt!!!

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Steve Lebleu •

About this subject, see a small contribution here : github.com/konfer-be/ts-express-ty...

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lineldcosta •

Looks good!

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