create-node-app

Create Node App

Create Node apps with no build configuration. Inspired by and based on create-react-app. Create apps that closely follow The Twelve Factors of web application development with a single command.

What's included?

create-node-app automatically sets up and manages:

• Developer tools: ESLint, optional typing (Typescript & Flowtype), editorconfig, prettier, automatic reload
• Production ready Kubernetes configurations
• git-crypt for secure encrypted app secrets (secrets as environment variables)
• Secure and optimized Dockerfile setup for easy containerized development, testing, and production
• CI scaffolding (Jenkins, CircleCI)
• Build, test & deploy helpers (with instant & free Kubernetes hosting powered by kubesail.com)

create-node-app is modular, some popular optional modules include:

• HTTPS (Letsencrypt, express boilerplate, HSTS, etc)
• Redis, Postgres, and other backend services (local containerized services, as well as production ready Kubernetes configurations)
• Many more: Explore other modules

Quick start

Create an apps:

npx create-node-app my-new-app

Add a module:

Add HTTPS boilerplate and Redis to our project:

cd my-new-app
create-node-app --add https redis

Explore other modules

Build, test and deploy:

npm build [environment]
npm test [environment]
npm deploy [environment]

Free hosting

This project is sponsored by kubesail.com, which provides free-tier Kubernetes hosting. After creating an app with create-node-app, try npm deploy production!