# nuxt-community/express-template

Starter template for Nuxt 2 with Express.

Repository: https://github.com/nuxt-community/express-template
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-template
Homepage: https://codesandbox.io/s/github/nuxt-community/express-template
Language: Vue
License Family: other
Topics: nuxt, express, nuxt-template, vue, expressjs
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:15:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3508, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1237, forks 230 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.441235+00:00)

## What it is
A starter template combining Nuxt 2 (Vue.js SSR framework) with an Express.js server, including an api directory for backend routes. It is a GitHub template project intended to be forked to bootstrap full-stack Vue applications.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a Nuxt 2 app with an Express backend
- server-side rendered Vue app with custom API routes
- starter project for Vue SSR with ExpressJS
- full-stack JavaScript template with hot reloading
- protected SSR routes with Express middleware

## When to choose
- you are starting a new Nuxt 2 project that needs a custom Express server
- you want a ready-made structure for API routes alongside SSR pages

## When to avoid
- you are starting a Nuxt 3 project - use Nuxt 3's built-in h3/Nitro server instead, as this template will not be migrated
- you need a maintained, licensed project - it has no license file and is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, ssr, api-framework, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: nuxt2, express, vue, starter-template, ssr, boilerplate, boilerplate, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- nuxt-community/express-template (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.441235+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 2026-08-30T08:33:20.349808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nuxt-community/express-template (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.441235+00:00, sha 715d9ca9ae3e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.