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Thiago Esmerio Fernandes
Thiago Esmerio Fernandes

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I got tired of configuring tsconfig and Docker every time I start a Node project, so I built my own CLI

Every time I start a new Node.js backend project I end up configuring the same things again and again:

TypeScript, folder structure, database setup, Docker, error handling, scripts...

So I decided to build a small CLI to automate that process.

It's called create-backend-api and it scaffolds a production-ready Node.js backend using DDD and Clean Architecture.

I already did 3 templates at this momment, with the stacks that i use the most:

  • Express or Fastify

  • TypeORM

  • PostgreSQL

The CLI generates a clean project structure with base entities, repositories, controllers and centralized error handling.

Right now it only has 3 templates but I'm planning to add more soon.

You can test it with:

npx create-backend-api create

GitHub: https://github.com/HSThzz

Npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-backend-api

I'd really appreciate feedback from other Node developers.

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