TypeScript Express Template

Helps to quickly setup TypeScript projects with an ExpressJS server.

Dependencies

• NodeJS 18+
• Docker

Create new project

SLUG=typescript-sandbox-$(date +%s)
{
git clone git@github.com:experimental-software/typescript-express-template.git $SLUG
cd $SLUG
npm install
}

Development

npm run dev

Maintenance

Update dependencies

npm outdated
npm update
{
git add .
git commit -m "chore: update dependencies"
git push
}

Build Docker image

docker build -t experimentalsoftware/express-server .
docker run --init -p 7000:7000 experimentalsoftware/express-server

References

• How To Set Up a Node Project With Typescript | digitalocean.com