create-servest-v2.0.0 – Native Node 20 Support & Template Enhancements

[2.0.0] - 2025-11-24

Major Changes

• Dropped support for Node 18

  • Minimum required Node version is now 20+.
  • Enables use of native features like --env-file and node --watch.

• Removed dotenv from all Express templates

  • Now relying entirely on Node’s native environment variable loader.
  • No more dotenv.config() needed.

Developer Experience Improvements

• .env.example is now automatically copied to .env during project creation
  • Ensures templates start without errors on first run.
  • Keeps the standard .env.example convention intact.

Internal Updates

• Updated package metadata and Node engine constraints
• General cleanup and consistency improvements across all Express templates