# robrighter/node-boilerplate

Everything you need to get started on a Node.js website with express and socket.IO

Repository: https://github.com/robrighter/node-boilerplate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-boilerplate
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2015-04-30T20:57:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5861, "days_push": 4143, "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 1052, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:23.370048+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js project boilerplate that combines Express, Connect, Jade, and Socket.IO into a ready-to-use website skeleton. It handles project setup chores like views, 404/500 pages, module organization, and package. generation.

## Use cases
- start a new node.js website project quickly
- scaffold an express app with socket.io
- avoid repetitive node project setup
- get a working 404 and 500 page setup
- initialize a node project with organized modules and package.

## When to choose
- you want a quick, pre-organized Express + Socket.IO starting point for a legacy Node project
- you want a template you can fork to customize default dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need modern tooling or maintained dependencies (last release 2015, uses Jade and old Node)
- you prefer generating projects with current scaffolding tools
- you need a license for commercial use

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, websocket, templating, routing
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: express, socket-io, jade, project-template, starter-kit, boilerplate, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- robrighter/node-boilerplate (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:23.370048+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 2026-08-30T08:33:37.973148+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/robrighter/node-boilerplate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:23.370048+00:00, sha 2deef5fafa26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.