# linnovate/mean **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/linnovate-mean).** 12,061 stars · 3,371 forks · TypeScript ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/linnovate/mean - Homepage: http://mean.io - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/linnovate-mean.md ## Topics `angular` `express` `javascript` `mongodb` `node` `stack` ## Description This project is a full stack project generator and boilerplate for the MEAN stack, combining MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js. It provides a pre-configured architecture and scaffolding tools to bootstrap JavaScript applications with a database, backend server, and frontend framework. The project includes a Dockerized application template to ensure consistent deployment and local development across different hardware configurations. It features a Node.js API scaffold that integrates token-based security, request validation, and interactive API documentation. The codebase covers broader capabilities in API development and security, application environment orchestration, and code quality automation. This includes the use of environment variables for configuration and automated source code formatting to maintain architectural style enforcement. ## Tags ### Web Development - [Full-Stack Application Boilerplates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/full-stack-curricula/full-stack-application-boilerplates.md) — Provides a comprehensive project generator and boilerplate for bootstrapping full-stack applications with a pre-configured architecture. - [Full-Stack Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/full-stack-development.md) — Provides a full-stack JavaScript development environment using the MEAN stack. - [API Scaffolds](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-scaffolds.md) — Provides a robust Node.js API foundation featuring built-in request validation, token security, and interactive documentation. - [Containerized Boilerplates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/full-stack-curricula/full-stack-application-boilerplates/containerized-boilerplates.md) — Provides a full-stack project template packaged as Docker containers for consistent deployment. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/docker-compose.yml)) - [API Documentation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-documentation.md) — Provides an interactive user interface for exploring and testing backend API endpoints. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/package.json)) - [Request Validation Middleware](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/request-validation-middleware.md) — Integrates schema-checking middleware to ensure request data integrity before it reaches business logic. ### Data & Databases - [Data Schema Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-schema-management.md) — Enables programmatic definition and mapping of application objects to database collections. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/package.json)) - [Database Schema Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/database-schema-mapping.md) — Maps application objects to MongoDB collections for flexible, document-based data storage. ### DevOps & Infrastructure - [Docker Container Deployments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/container-orchestration/container-runtimes/runtime-configuration-interfaces/docker-socket-orchestrators/docker-target-configurators/docker-container-deployments.md) — Ships with a Dockerized application template to ensure consistent local development across hardware. - [Full-Stack Orchestration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/container-orchestration/platforms/container-orchestration-environments/full-stack-orchestration.md) — Packages the frontend, backend, and database into isolated images for consistent environment orchestration. - [Containerized Development Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/containerized-development-environments.md) — Ensures consistent development and production setups using Docker and environment variables. ### Graphics & Multimedia - [Client Side Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/graphics-engines-rendering/rendering/systems/dom-web-rendering-strategies/client-side-rendering.md) — Utilizes a frontend framework for dynamic client-side rendering of the user interface. ### Programming Languages & Runtimes - [Asynchronous Event Loops](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-features-paradigms/concurrency-models/asynchronous-event-loops.md) — Employs a Node.js non-blocking I/O model to handle concurrent network connections efficiently. ### Security & Cryptography - [API Request Authentication](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/identity-access-management/authentication-strategies/machine-and-protocol-identity/api-machine-authentication/api-request-authentication.md) — Implements a secure API foundation combining token authentication, request validation, and documentation. - [Token-Based Authentication](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/token-based-authentication.md) — Secures API endpoints using signed identity tokens passed in request headers. - [API Security Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/api-security-frameworks.md) — Implements a security framework for protecting API endpoints using token-based authentication and authorization strategies. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/package.json)) ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Project Bootstrapping Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-bootstrapping-tools.md) — Offers scaffolding tools to rapidly bootstrap projects with pre-configured full-stack architectures. - [Environment Variable Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/application-lifecycle-management/configuration-management/environment-variable-management.md) — Supports defining application settings and secrets through external environment variable files. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/.env.example)) - [Environment Variables](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/application-lifecycle-management/configuration-management/environment-variable-management/environment-variables.md) — Uses external environment variables to manage operational settings and secrets separately from source code. - [Automated Code Quality Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/automated-code-quality-tools.md) — Automates code quality through integrated formatting and architectural style enforcement. - [Request Validation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/request-validation.md) — Implements middleware to validate incoming HTTP request data against defined schemas. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/package.json)) ### Development Tools & Productivity - [Style Formatters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/ast-transformation-tools/ast-to-source-conversion/source-code-rewriting/style-formatters.md) — Includes automated tools to apply consistent styling and formatting across the source code. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/lint-staged.config.mjs)) - [Coding Style Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/developer-utilities-libraries/developer-tools/code-quality-verification/coding-style-tools.md) — Provides utilities to validate source code against formatting and architectural rules. ([source](https://github.com/linnovate/mean/blob/master/tslint.json))