# edwinhern/express-typescript

Express + TypeScript starter template

Repository: https://github.com/edwinhern/express-typescript
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/edwinhern-express-typescript
Homepage: https://express.hernserver.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: express, typescript, bolierplate, docker, express-typescript, express-typescript-boilerplate, express-typescript-tutorial, expresstypescript, logging, vitest, biomejs
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:52:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 70
- inputs: {"age_days": 981, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1251, forks 240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.154305+00:00)

## What it is
An Express.js + TypeScript starter boilerplate for building backend web services. It ships with preconfigured logging, validation, testing, linting, Swagger docs, and Docker deployment.

## Use cases
- start a new express typescript backend project
- boilerplate for rest api with typescript
- express project template with docker and tests
- set up api with zod validation and swagger docs
- starter kit for node backend with logging and linting
- quickly scaffold a production-ready express service

## When to choose
- starting a new Express.js backend in TypeScript
- you want batteries-included setup for testing, logging, and validation
- you need a Docker-ready REST API template

## When to avoid
- you use a framework other than Express
- you need GraphQL or a full-stack template
- you prefer minimal scaffolding without opinions

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, logging, testing, api-framework, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: express, typescript, starter-template, zod, swagger, vitest, biomejs, pino, helmet, boilerplate, boilerplate, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- edwinhern/express-typescript (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.154305+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:33:19.870766+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/edwinhern/express-typescript (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.154305+00:00, sha fe6b4bf2bfde)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.