expressjs/session
Simple session middleware for Express observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 234.5
- age_days: 4582
- days_rel: 223
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
6358 stars · 1002 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
express-session is official session middleware for the Express web framework that manages user sessions via cookies holding only a session ID, with server-side data storage. It supports pluggable session stores and configurable cookie options.
Use cases
- add session management to an express app
- store user login state server-side in nodejs
- manage session cookies in express middleware
- plug a redis or database session store into express
- keep users logged in across requests in nodejs
When to choose
- you are building an Express app and need session handling
- you want server-side session storage with pluggable stores
- you need a battle-tested, widely used session middleware
When to avoid
- you use a framework other than Express
- you want stateless JWT-based authentication instead of sessions
- you need production session storage without configuring an external store (default MemoryStore is dev-only)
Facets
library · maturity stable
middleware auth http-server web-development backend security express session-management cookies session-store nodejs web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/expressjs/session · fetched 2026-08-28 · d8198d1ee857
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| expressjs/session | main | 75 |
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