Backend Template

A Comprehensive Backend Setup for Your Project

Table of Contents

Introduction

This repository provides a complete and well-organized backend setup for your node project. It comes pre-configured with essential packages, middleware, and database connections to kickstart your development process.

Features

  • Express.js Setup: Utilize the power of Express.js, a fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.

  • MongoDB Integration: Seamless integration with MongoDB using Mongoose for efficient database operations.

  • Security Measures: Implement security best practices with packages like Helmet, CORS, Express Rate Limit, HPP, Express Validator, and more.

  • Authentication and Authorization: Token-based authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and password hashing with bcryptjs.

  • Request Data Sanitization: Protect your application from NoSQL injection attacks with Express Mongo Sanitize.

  • Validation: Easily validate incoming request data using Express Validator.

  • Logging: Log HTTP requests with Morgan for better debugging and analysis.

  • Email Services: Set up nodemailer for easy integration of email services.

  • Dependency Management: Use dotenv for environment variable management and package.json for easy package installation.

Update

  • Update all packages before starting you can use this command :)
   npm i -g npm-check-updates
   ncu -u
   npm install