# GeekyAnts/express-typescript

Express + TypeScript + Boilerplate for Web / API App

Repository: https://github.com/GeekyAnts/express-typescript
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-typescript
Homepage: https://geekyants.github.io/express-typescript/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: express, typescript, boilerplate, exception-handling, node-cluster, logging, express-typescript-tutorial, express-typescript, express-typescript-boilerplate, express-docker, express-docker-compose, docker-compose, docker, expresstypescript
Last push: 2026-01-31T17:59:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2813, "days_push": 214, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1260, forks 322 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:09.923675+00:00)

## What it is
A starter boilerplate for building Node.js web and API applications using Express.js and TypeScript. It bundles common concerns like routing, JWT/CSRF auth with Passport, MongoDB via Mongoose, in-memory caching, logging, exception handling, Pug views, background queues, and Docker Compose setup.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a new express typescript api project
- starter template for node.js web app with mongodb
- express boilerplate with jwt authentication
- dockerized express typescript setup
- learn how to structure an express typescript application
- node.js app with logging and exception handling out of the box

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included Express + TypeScript starting point with auth, database, caching, and logging preconfigured
- you use MongoDB/Mongoose and want a ready-made project structure with Docker Compose
- you want to study a well-organized Express TypeScript codebase

## When to avoid
- you prefer minimal scaffolding or a different stack (e.g., NestJS, Fastify, SQL databases)
- you need actively maintained dependencies - some bundled libraries like Kue are deprecated
- you only need a frontend or static site

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, auth, logging, caching, routing, middleware, templating, orm
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: express, typescript, boilerplate, starter-template, mongodb, mongoose, passport, jwt, docker-compose, node-cluster, pug, dotenv, boilerplate, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- GeekyAnts/express-typescript (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.923675+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 2026-08-30T08:33:19.349383+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GeekyAnts/express-typescript (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:09.923675+00:00, sha f5c22f6b4425)
  - homepage: https://geekyants.github.io/express-typescript/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:43.737591+00:00, sha 8940bf60c897)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.