Typescript Node Starter

Node.js and Fastify project starter using TypeScript

Note: Need to configure .env file to use local server

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Additional Packages Used

• colorette - for styling console output
• date-fns - for date operations and formatting
• heapdump - for getting dump of the current memory heap

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Available Scripts

Install Dependencies

npm install

Setup Pre-commit

npm run prepare

Start Development Server

npm run develop

Build for Production

npm run build

Start Production Server

npm start

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Docker Config

Build Image

docker build

Run Image

docker run -p 5000:5000 <image-id>

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Development Setup

• VS Code - Install the recommended extensions
• Volta - For managing node versions

Guides

• Best Practices

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Next Steps

• Database - Prisma or Drizzle
• API Doc - Swagger
• GraphQL - Mercurius
• Web Socket - Socket.io
• Background Worker - BullMQ