hossaini310 / express-postgres-templ

This is a template for a Node.js server using the Express web framework and a PostgreSQL database. It is intended to be used as a starting point for new projects.

Express Server Template

This is an Express server template that includes PostgreSQL support, providing a quick and easy starting point for building web applications.

Usage

To use this template, run the following command to generate a new project based on this template:

npx degit hossaini310/express-postgres-templ your-project

This will create a new directory called your-project that contains the files from this template. Next, navigate to the new directory and install the required dependencies with npm install. Once the dependencies are installed, the server can be started with npm run dev which will start a development server that will automatically restart when files are changed. For production, you can use npm run start which will start a production server.

Setup

The following steps are required to set up and use this template:

1. Generate a new project based on this template with the command: npx degit hossaini310/express-postgres-templ your-project
2. Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the variables from the .env.example file
3. Install the required dependencies with npm install
4. Start the development server with npm run dev
5. Start the production server with npm run start

Technologies Used

This template uses the following technologies:

• Express: A minimalistic web framework for Node.js
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime environment that allows server-side applications to be written in JavaScript
• npm: A package manager for JavaScript libraries and tools

Packages Used

This template uses the following npm packages:

• colors: A library for adding colors and styles to the console output
• dotenv: A library for loading environment variables from a .env file
• express: The Express web framework
• is-my-json-valid: A library for validating JSON objects
• morgan: A middleware package for logging HTTP requests
• nodemon: A tool for automatically restarting the server when files are changed
• eslint: A linter for JavaScript and TypeScript
• eslint-config-airbnb-base: An ESLint configuration preset for the Airbnb JavaScript style guide
• eslint-plugin-import: An ESLint plugin for linting import statements

Additional Resources

For more information on using Express, I recommend the following resources:

• The Express documentation
• An introduction tutorial on the Mozilla Developer Network
• A video tutorial on YouTube by Traversy Media

For learning about PostgreSQL, consider these resources:

• The PostgreSQL official documentation
• A tutorial on PostgreSQL by PostgreSQL Tutorial website
• A video tutorial on YouTube by freeCodeCamp.org

These resources should provide a good starting point for learning more about Express and PostgreSQL.