# simov/express-admin

MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite admin for Node.js

Repository: https://github.com/simov/express-admin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-admin
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-13T12:30:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4847, "days_push": 1297, "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 1194, forks 215 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.638821+00:00)

## What it is
Express Admin is a Node.js application that auto-generates responsive administrative interfaces for relational databases including MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. It renders list and edit views with relationship support, filtering, and rich input controls, all configured via a settings. file.

## Use cases
- build an admin panel for a mysql database
- manage postgres records through a web ui without writing code
- create a crud backend interface for sqlite in minutes
- give non-technical staff a database editing interface
- administer relational database tables with relationships
- self-hosted database admin dashboard for node.js

## When to choose
- you need a quick, self-hosted admin UI for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or SQLite
- you want relationship-aware record editing with minimal configuration
- you prefer a lightweight Express-based tool over heavyweight frameworks like Django Admin

## When to avoid
- you need a modern frontend stack or heavily customized UI beyond Bootstrap 3 theming
- your database is not relational or not among the supported engines
- you require active feature development, as the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, database, web-framework, templating, auth
- domain: databases, self-hosted, developer-tools, backend
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: database-admin, admin-panel, express, bootstrap, mysql, postgresql, sqlite, mariadb, crud-interface, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- simov/express-admin (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.638821+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 2026-08-30T06:22:10.858925+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simov/express-admin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.638821+00:00, sha d8bf76e7d545)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-admin (fetched 2026-08-29T12:29:16.815695+00:00, sha c8e969918d0a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.