The latest articles on DEV Community by Nizam Uddin Babu (@nizamseu). https://dev.to/nizamseu https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F843540%2F11cd5190-8368-488a-9715-c54de7a8fbe3.jpeg https://dev.to/nizamseu en Nizam Uddin Babu Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:16:00 +0000 https://dev.to/nizamseu/scaffold-production-ready-expressjs-with-a-built-in-django-style-admin-panel-1g0 https://dev.to/nizamseu/scaffold-production-ready-expressjs-with-a-built-in-django-style-admin-panel-1g0 <p>Tired of setting up Express boilerplate from scratch, configuring MVC, migrations, and building admin dashboards manually?</p> <p>Meet <strong><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-mod-cli" rel="noopener noreferrer">express-mod-cli</a></strong> 🚀 — a production-ready Express.js CLI generator with modular MVC architecture, built-in Django-style admin dashboard, Zod validation, JWT auth, SQL migrations, and multi-database support.</p> <h3> ✨ Key Features: </h3> <ul> <li>🎛️ <strong>Django-Style Admin Panel</strong>: Instant dashboard at <code>/admin</code> with Classic, Modern, and Top-Menu themes (<code>express-mod-cli add-admin</code>).</li> <li>🏗️ <strong>Modular MVC Architecture</strong>: Clean domain-driven folders.</li> <li>🗄️ <strong>Multi-Database Support</strong>: Connect MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL simultaneously in one app (<code>add-db</code>).</li> <li>✅ <strong>Zod Schema Validation</strong>: Automatic request sanitization and schema generation.</li> <li>🔐 <strong>Authentication</strong>: Complete JWT refresh token rotation, roles, and password reset (<code>add-auth</code>).</li> <li>🟦 <strong>TypeScript &amp; JavaScript</strong>: Full first-class support.</li> </ul> <h3> ⚡ Quick Start: </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>npx express-mod-cli create my-app --db mongodb <span class="nb">cd</span> my-app npx express-mod-cli add products name:string price:number npx express-mod-cli add-auth npx express-mod-cli add-admin npm run dev </code></pre> </div> <p>Check out the documentation and npm package:</p> <ul> <li>📦 <strong>NPM</strong>: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-mod-cli" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-mod-cli</a> </li> <li>🐙 <strong>GitHub</strong>: <a href="https://github.com/nizamseu/express-mod-cli" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/nizamseu/express-mod-cli</a> </li> </ul> javascript webdev node express