The easiest way to get started with Express.js is by using create-express-app-trishan. This CLI tool enables you to quickly start building a new Express.js server, with everything set up for you. You can create a new app using the default Express.js template. To get started, use the following command:

You can create a new project interactively by running:

npx create-express-app-trishan -d project-name
# or
yarn create-express-app-trishan -d project-name
# or
pnpm create-express-app-trishan -d project-name
# or
bunx create-express-app-trishan -d project-name

create-express-app-trishan allows you to create a new Express.js server within seconds. It is maintained, and includes a number of benefits:

• path aliases ("src/ -> @/")
• helmet
  • Helmet helps you secure your Express apps by setting various HTTP headers. It's not a silver bullet, but it can help!
• dotenv
  • Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env
• cors
  • CORS is a node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options.
• prisma
  • Included Prisma ORM Setup with PostgreSQL as default database, you can change it according to your need.
• Authentication Setup Included with jwt,bcrypt for hashing passwords, auth middleware as well.
• File Upload Middleware Setup with multer and cloudinary

• option to select between JavaScript & TypeScript
• option to select between Prisma, TypeORM, DrizzleORM, Mongoose
• Loggers
• Efficient Express Validators
• Efficient Error Validations