# babel/example-node-server

Example Node Server w/ Babel

Repository: https://github.com/babel/example-node-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/example-node-server
Language: JavaScript
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-01-03T15:18:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4020, "days_push": 1338, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2812, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.730763+00:00)

## What it is
An official Babel example repository demonstrating how to set up a Node.js HTTP server using ES6+ syntax transpiled with Babel. It walks through configuring .babelrc, build/start scripts, nodemon for development, and production serving.

## Use cases
- set up a node server with babel
- learn how to transpile es6 for node
- example babel setup with nodemon
- configure babel build and start scripts
- run modern javascript on node

## When to choose
- you want a minimal reference for using Babel with Node.js
- you are learning how to transpile ES6 server code
- you need a starter template for a Babel-based Node server

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade web framework
- your Node version already supports the syntax natively without transpilation
- you want an actively developed tool rather than a documentation example

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: babel, example-project, es6, transpilation, boilerplate, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- babel/example-node-server (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.730763+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 2026-08-30T08:13:31.414853+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/babel/example-node-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.730763+00:00, sha e7c8f060249b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.