Node.js Modular Starter

A scalable and production-ready Node.js starter template built with TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Prisma ORM. The project follows a modular architecture, clean code principles, and separation of concerns to help developers build maintainable and scalable backend applications.

Features

• Modular architecture
• TypeScript support
• RESTful APIs
• JWT Authentication
• Access Token & Refresh Token strategy
• HttpOnly cookie-based authentication
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Request validation with Zod
• Centralized error handling
• Environment-based configuration
• PostgreSQL integration with Prisma ORM
• Service-Repository pattern
• Scalable project structure
• Protected routes via authentication middleware

Tech Stack

• TypeScript
• Node.js
• Express.js
• PostgreSQL
• Prisma ORM

Project Structure

src/
├── config/
│   └── db.ts
│
├── middlewares/
│   └── validate.middleware.ts
│
├── modules/
│   ├── auth/
│   │   ├── auth.controller.ts
│   │   ├── auth.service.ts
│   │   ├── auth.repository.ts
│   │   ├── auth.routes.ts
│   │   ├── auth.validation.ts
│   │   └── auth.middleware.ts
│   │
│   └── users/
│       ├── users.controller.ts
│       ├── users.service.ts
│       ├── users.repository.ts
│       ├── users.routes.ts
│       └── users.validation.ts
│
├── routes/v0
│   └── index.ts
│
├── services/
│   ├── token.service.ts
│   └── password.service.ts
│
├── app.ts
└── server.ts

prisma/
├── schema.prisma
└── migrations/

scripts/
├── prisma-generate.ts
└── prisma-migrate-dev.ts
└── prisma-migrate.ts

📄 License

Node.js Modular Starter is MIT licensed.