# express-vue/express-vue

Vue rendering engine for Express.js. Use .Vue files as templates using streams

Repository: https://github.com/express-vue/express-vue
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-vue
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: expressjs, express, node, nodejs, vue, vuejs, vuejs2, vue2, vue2-ssr
Last push: 2022-11-10T16:57:22+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": 3618, "days_push": 1392, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1299, forks 88 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.356389+00:00)

## What it is
express-vue is a Vue.js rendering engine for Express.js that lets you use .vue files as templates with server-side rendering via streams. It enables an MVC-style setup where Node/Express handles controllers and models while Vue.js 2.0+ handles the views.

## Use cases
- server-side render Vue.js apps in Express
- use .vue single-file components as Express templates
- build SEO-friendly server-rendered websites with Vue 2
- render Vue views from Express controllers with res.renderVue
- add structured data and meta tags to server-rendered Vue pages

## When to choose
- you have an existing Express app and want Vue 2 server-side rendering
- you want an MVC split with Express for backend and Vue for views
- you prefer streaming SSR without setting up a full build pipeline

## When to avoid
- you use Vue 3, which this library does not support
- you are starting a new project - Nuxt.js is a more modern SSR option
- you need an actively developed project with recent commits

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ssr, templating, web-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, backend
- platform: -
- tags: vue, expressjs, server-side-rendering, view-engine, vue2, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- express-vue/express-vue (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.356389+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 2026-08-30T04:53:25.891271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/express-vue/express-vue (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.356389+00:00, sha 87c918d1e5d7)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-vue (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:12.791608+00:00, sha 210e10edda7f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.