ahmedOpeyemi / typescript-express-boilerplate

Node.js, Express and Typescript Boilerplate for Web apps with VS Code tasks

Node.js, Express and TS Boilerplate for Web apps with VS Code tasks

This is a minimalistic boilerplate for building web applications using Node.js, Express, and Typescript. The boilerplate also contains VS Code launch configurations to help you run and debug your code.

Getting Started

1. Clone the project

   git clone https://github.com/ahmedOpeyemi/typescript-express-boilerplate 
   

2. Run NPM install

   cd typescript-express-boilerplate
   npm install
   

NPM Commands available

1. npm run build - Transpiles the TS files to the JS equivalent in the dist folder.
2. npm run start - Starts the app and runs it on the port defined.

Using the boilerplate in VS Code

To start the project,

1. Go to run view ⇧⌘D,
2. Run "Run Express Server"

License

Free to use, free to share.