The latest articles on DEV Community by Thiago Esmerio Fernandes (@hsthzz). https://dev.to/hsthzz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3818677%2Fd5a98e13-a538-4c82-a33b-3820d0523692.jpeg https://dev.to/hsthzz en Thiago Esmerio Fernandes Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:29:29 +0000 https://dev.to/hsthzz/i-got-tired-of-configuring-tsconfig-and-docker-every-time-i-start-a-node-project-so-i-built-my-own-3kbm https://dev.to/hsthzz/i-got-tired-of-configuring-tsconfig-and-docker-every-time-i-start-a-node-project-so-i-built-my-own-3kbm <p>Every time I start a new Node.js backend project I end up configuring the same things again and again:</p> <p>TypeScript, folder structure, database setup, Docker, error handling, scripts...</p> <p>So I decided to build a small CLI to automate that process.</p> <p>It's called <strong>create-backend-api</strong> and it scaffolds a production-ready Node.js backend using DDD and Clean Architecture.</p> <p>I already did 3 templates at this momment, with the stacks that i use the most:</p> <ul> <li><p>Express or Fastify</p></li> <li><p>TypeORM</p></li> <li><p>PostgreSQL</p></li> </ul> <p>The CLI generates a clean project structure with base entities, repositories, controllers and centralized error handling.</p> <p>Right now it only has 3 templates but I'm planning to add more soon.</p> <p>You can test it with:</p> <p>npx create-backend-api create</p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/HSThzz" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/HSThzz</a></p> <p>Npm: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-backend-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-backend-api</a></p> <p>I'd really appreciate feedback from other Node developers.</p> backend cli node showdev