Top 15 libraries you should use for every Node Express backend project.

Let's take a look at the top 15 libraries you should consider using for your next Node/Express backend project.

Security

• helmet
• express rate limiter
• xss-clean
• express-validator
• cors

Compression

• compression

Caching

• redis
• apicache

Logging

• winston
• bunyan
• morgan

Performance Optimization

• cluster module
• pm2

Environment Variables

• dotenv
• cross-env