# hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/hagopj13-node-express-boilerplate).** 7,645 stars · 2,293 forks · JavaScript · MIT ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/hagopj13-node-express-boilerplate.md ## Topics `boilerplate` `es2018` `es6` `express` `express-boilerplate` `jest` `mongodb` `mongoose` `node-boilerplate` `nodejs` `rest-api` `starter` ## Description This project is a production-ready template for building RESTful APIs using Node.js and the Express web framework. It provides a pre-configured structure for backend services, integrating a MongoDB Mongoose ODM framework for data modeling and a token-based security system for managing user identity. The boilerplate distinguishes itself through automated API documentation generated via Swagger by parsing code comments. It implements a layered controller architecture and a middleware-based request pipeline to separate routing logic from business logic and security processing. The system covers a broad surface of backend capabilities, including user identity management for registration and account recovery, role-based access control, and input data sanitization. It also provides utilities for database query pagination, application event logging, and centralized error handling to ensure consistent API responses. ## Tags ### Web Development - [RESTful API Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/restful-api-development.md) — Provides a production-ready foundation for building scalable RESTful web services using Node.js and Express. - [API Boilerplates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-boilerplates.md) — Offers a production-ready boilerplate with pre-configured architecture, security, and data modeling. - [Request Validation Middleware](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/request-validation-middleware.md) — Implements middleware to verify that incoming request payloads match predefined schemas before reaching controllers. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) - [REST API Backends](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/rest-api-backends.md) — Provides a pre-configured server-side structure with essential middleware for authentication and error handling. ### Data & Databases - [Schema-Based Data Models](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-governance-modeling/data-modeling-schemas/schema-based-data-models.md) — Enforces structural integrity for MongoDB documents using Mongoose schema definitions. - [ODM Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/mongodb-application-development/odm-frameworks.md) — Integrates the Mongoose ODM to map application objects to MongoDB documents. - [MongoDB Schema Modeling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/mongodb-schema-modeling.md) — Organizes application data through the definition of structured Mongoose schemas for MongoDB. - [Object Data Modelers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/object-data-modelers.md) — Uses a Mongoose ODM to map database documents to programmable objects in Node.js. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) ### Networking & Communication - [Middleware-Based Request Pipelines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/communication-protocols-architectures/request-processing-architectures/request-processing/middleware-based-request-pipelines.md) — Processes incoming requests through a modular pipeline of functions for validation and security. ### Security & Cryptography - [JWT Route Guards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/access-control/panel-access-controls/token-access-restrictions/request-token-validators/jwt-route-guards.md) — Implements token-based security to restrict access to protected API endpoints via request header validation. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) - [JWT Authentication](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/jwt-authentication.md) — Implements a token-based security system for identity verification and restricting access to protected routes. - [JWT Authentications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/token-authentication/jwt-authentications.md) — Verifies user identity by validating signed JSON Web Tokens passed in request headers. - [User Identity Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/user-identity-management.md) — Provides dedicated endpoints for managing the user lifecycle, including registration, login, and password resets. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) - [API Security Hardening](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/api-security-hardening.md) — Protects endpoints using input sanitization, security headers, and request validation to mitigate common vulnerabilities. - [Input Sanitization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/application-and-system-security/web-security/input-sanitization.md) — Includes a process to clean incoming request data to protect the system against cross-site scripting and injection attacks. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) - [Role-Based Access Control](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/role-based-access-control.md) — Provides a verification process to ensure authenticated users possess specific roles before accessing protected routes. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Error Handling Middleware](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/error-handling-middleware.md) — Routes all caught exceptions through a global error-handling middleware to ensure consistent API responses. - [Controller-Route Decoupling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/logic-and-presentation-separation/controller-route-decoupling.md) — Separates network endpoint definitions from business logic by delegating requests to dedicated controller functions. - [API Documentation Annotations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/documentation-driven-standards/api-documentation-annotations.md) — Uses standardized JSDoc comment tags to automatically generate technical API specifications. - [Error Handling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/error-handling.md) — Implements a global error-handling middleware to intercept exceptions and return consistent API response formats. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) ### Development Tools & Productivity - [API Documentation Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/api-documentation-generators.md) — Provides automated generation of visual API specifications by parsing source code comments via Swagger. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/hagopj13/node-express-boilerplate@master/README.md)) - [Technical Documentation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/technical-documentation.md) — Maintains a visual specification of available API endpoints to facilitate developer integration.