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TypeScript Express Starter

Name: TypeScript Express Starter
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Author: ljlm0402

Interactive CLI that generates TypeScript Express REST APIs with optional Drizzle + PostgreSQL, JWT auth routes, Docker, Swagger, and testing.

Free★ 2,873 starsLast commit Oct 2026

Express.js
TypeScript
REST API
CLI
Drizzle
PostgreSQL
Docker

TypeScript Express Starter is an interactive CLI (`npx typescript-express-starter`) that scaffolds TypeScript Express REST API projects. It offers three templates: basic Express, Drizzle + PostgreSQL, and decorator-based validation with express-cargo, each with authentication and user management examples mounted under /api/v1/auth and /api/v1/users. You pick linters, compilers, test runners, Docker, and Swagger docs, and the CLI wires dependencies, scripts, and a .env with generated JWT secrets. It is an API backend starter; there is no frontend or landing page.

Key Benefits

Quick or step-by-step CLI setup with recommended presets
Drizzle + PostgreSQL template with migration scripts
Auth and user route examples with auto-generated JWT secrets
Pick ESLint, Biome, or Oxlint and Jest or Vitest
Optional Docker/Compose and OpenAPI/Swagger docs
Works with npm, pnpm, or yarn

What's Included

Authentication & Payments

User Authentication
Subscription Management
Invoice Generation

Content & Marketing

Content Management
Blog System
Email Templates
SEO Optimization
Landing Pages

Technical Stack

Backend

Node.js
Express
PostgreSQL
Drizzle ORM

Libraries

TypeScript
express-cargo
Swagger/OpenAPI
ESLint
Biome
Oxlint
SWC
tsup
Jest
Vitest

Hosting

Docker

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