create-nodejs-sequelize-app

Project Title

nodejs-sequelize-template

A boilerplate/starter project for quickly building RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express, and Sequelize.

By running a single command, you will get a production-ready Node.js app installed and fully configured on your machine. The app comes with many built-in features, such as authentication using JWT, request validation, pagination, etc. For more details, check the features list below.

Inspiration

I have created this template to enable nodejs developers to start the project from scratch that is scalable, optimized and easy to maintain

Build Status

This project is ready to deploy on any nodejs capable server

Code Style

This project follows the approach of Model and controller structure

Tech/Framework used

• Node.js (supported versions are 16 till 20)
• express
• yarn
• socket.io
• mysql
• sequelize ORM
• rate-limiter
• cors
• jwt

Features

• prettier
• eslint
• husky
• swagger
• joi validation
• image resize option
• module aliases (see jsconfig.json for reference)
• middlewares

Run Locally

Install Node.js version 16 or 20 (LTS)

Install yarn globally

  npm i -g yarn

Install sequelize-cli globally

  npm i -g sequelize-cli

Quick Start

To create a project, simply run:

npx create-nodejs-sequelize-app <project-name>

Or

npm init create-nodejs-sequelize-app <project-name>

Manual Installation

Clone the project

  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/abdullahjavaid86/nodejs-sequelize-template

Go to the project directory

  cd nodejs-sequelize-template

Setup environment variables

  cp .env.example .env

Setup environment variable in .env specially DATABASE_*

Install dependencies

  yarn

Start the server

  yarn dev

Database Setup

• Run yarn migration:up to migrate tables in database

Database Seeders

• Run yarn seed:all to insert initial data into database

Notice

Take a look at scripts in package.json to get familiar with all available commands. To check the server open the browser and enter http://localhost:4000

Authors

• @abdullahjavaid86

API Reference

Get all users

  GET /api/v1/users

Parameter	Type	Description
x-auth-token	string	Required. user authorization token in header