Node.js Express MongoDB Backend Boilerplate

This boilerplate provides a starting point for building scalable and efficient backend applications using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It follows best practices and patterns for API development and is structured to be easily extensible.

Features

• Express.js: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for modern applications.
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment.
• Dotenv: Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.
• Config: Loads config variables from a /config/default.cjs and can be accessed with config.get("string pointing to config value").
• CORS: Node.js package for providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS.
• Error Handling: Centralized error handling mechanism.
• Validation: Request data validation using express-validator.
• Logging: Using morgan & winston.
• Authentication: Using JWT.
• Code Linting: Using Prettier.

Folder Structure

backend-boilerplate/
│
├──  config/            # Environment variables and configuration related stuff

├── src/
│   ├── controllers/     # Route controllers (controller layer)
│   ├── helpers/         # Api helpers
│   ├── middlewares/     # Custom express middlewares
│   ├── models/          # Mongoose models (data layer)
│   ├── routes/          # Routes (express route definitions)
│   ├── startup/         # Utility startup functions
│   └── index.js           # Express app
│
├── .gitignore           # Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore
├── package.json         # Node module dependencies and scripts
├── README.md            # Project overview
└── .prettierrc.cjs

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ikemHood/Backend_Boilerplate.git
   cd Backend_Boilerplate

2. Install NPM packages:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

    set system.port and mongo_db.uri

4. Run the server:

   npm start

   or for development:

   npm run dev

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License.

Contact

Name – ikem Peter Email: [email protected]