# ljlm0402/typescript-express-starter

📘 Quick and Easy TypeScript Express Starter

Repository: https://github.com/ljlm0402/typescript-express-starter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/typescript-express-starter
Homepage: http://npm.im/typescript-express-starter
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: typescript, express, jest, nodejs, mongoose, sequelize, typeorm, docker, eslint, prettier, nginx, routing-controllers, swagger, logger, prisma, knex, typegoose, graphql, mikro-orm, swc
Last push: 2026-06-25T23:44:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2451, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": 165, "gap_med": 70, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2873, forks 443 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.193813+00:00)

## What it is
An interactive CLI generator that scaffolds production-ready TypeScript Express REST API projects with a configurable stack. It offers 10+ templates covering databases, ORMs, testing, linting, and Docker/NGINX/PM2 deployment configurations.

## Use cases
- scaffold a TypeScript Express REST API project
- generate an Express boilerplate with TypeORM or Prisma
- set up a Node.js API with Jest, ESLint, and Docker preconfigured
- quickly start a Mongoose or Sequelize Express backend
- create a production-ready Express API template with Swagger docs
- bootstrap a TypeScript backend with hot reload and PM2 deployment

## When to choose
- you want a ready-made, opinionated TypeScript Express starter in minutes
- you need to compare or pick among multiple ORM/database setups
- you want Docker, NGINX, and PM2 configs included out of the box

## When to avoid
- you use a framework other than Express or a language other than TypeScript
- you need a minimal starter without generated boilerplate
- you already have an established project structure and toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, web-framework, boilerplate, developer-tools, testing, linter, formatter, documentation, container-runtime, deployment
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, apis
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: express, typescript, project-generator, boilerplate, orm-templates, swagger, jest, prisma, typeorm, mongoose, nginx, pm2, scaffolding, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- ljlm0402/typescript-express-starter (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.193813+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 2026-08-30T07:35:49.364997+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ljlm0402/typescript-express-starter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.193813+00:00, sha 97e62efb09ae)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript-express-starter (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:45.426224+00:00, sha 9b7573943de9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.