A CLI template generator for Node.js projects with modern Typescript configuration.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• How to use
• Features
  • Node Basic
  • Express Basic
  • Express Advanced
• References

Prerequisites

• Node.js v 16.7.0 or higher (required by experimental fs.cp in node-basic).
• tsx global install recommended.

How to use

npx create-node-template <project-name> --flags

Arguments and flags are optional.

Features

Node Basic

• Import path aliases.
• Eslint flat config file (requires VSCode setting).

Express Basic

• all features of node-basic
• Express server setup

Express Advanced

• all features of express-basic
• Express error handling
• Express logging
• Express monitoring

Flags

Flag	Description	Options	Default
-t, --template	Choose template type	node-basic, express-basic, express-advanced	node-basic
-pm. --package-manager	Choose package manager	npm, yarn, pnpm, bun	npm

References

• Node.js
• Express
• Express error-handling
• ESLint
• @typescript-eslint Rules
• Create Next App GH repo
• NPM docs