A powerful CLI tool to instantly scaffold a production-ready Node.js backend with best practices and essential dependencies pre-configured.
Designed for speed and simplicity, this tool eliminates repetitive setup by generating a clean, scalable project structure within seconds. It comes with pre-installed core packages, environment configuration, and a ready-to-run server, allowing developers to focus directly on building features instead of wasting time on boilerplate code.
Whether you're starting a new API, building a full-stack application, or prototyping an idea, create-mybackend provides a solid foundation with an organized architecture, making your development workflow faster, cleaner, and more efficient.
npx create-template-backend my-projectcd my-project
npm install
npm run devServer will start at:
http://localhost:5000
- Instant backend project setup
- Clean and scalable folder structure
- Pre-configured Express server
- MongoDB connection setup (Mongoose)
- Environment variable support using dotenv
- Development-ready with nodemon
- API-ready structure for rapid development
my-project/
├── api/
│ └── index.js
├── config/
│ └── db.js
├── models/
│ └── User.js
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── server.js
The following packages are automatically installed:
- express
- mongoose
- cors
- dotenv
- nodemon
npm run dev # Start server with nodemon
npm start # Start server normally- Node.js 18+
- npm 7+
This CLI tool generates a ready-to-use backend template with all necessary configurations so you can focus on building features instead of setup.
- Authentication boilerplate
- MVC structure option
- TypeScript support
- Database selection (MongoDB / SQL)
- API testing setup (Postman / Swagger)
Avinash Gundimeda
MIT