create-express-minco

# 🚀 create-express-minco > Scaffold a modern Express.js project in seconds with MVC, TailwindCSS, and EJS --- ### 📥 Install via NPX ```bash npx create-express-minco express-app ``` **Create an Express.js project scaffold with modern conventions, MVC structure, ES6 support, and built-in JWT authentication (soon).** Inspired by frameworks like **Laravel** and **CodeIgniter4**, this template merges backend and frontend into one clean, scalable folder. --- ## 📦 Features - ✅ Built with [Express Generator](https://expressjs.com/en/starter/generator.html) - ✅ Uses **ES6 module syntax** instead of CommonJS - ✅ TailwindCSS for styling - ✅ MVC-style folder structure - ✅ Ready-to-use project structure - ✅ Fully customizable - ✅ Nodemon live reload server - ✅ Perfect for REST APIs or fullstack hybrid apps - ✅ Built-in **Login system** with **JWT authentication** _(soon)_ --- ## 📁 Folder Structure ``` express-app/ ├── bin/ ├── config/ │ └── ... ├── controllers/ │ └── ... ├── middleware/ │ └── ... ├── models/ │ └── ... ├── public/ │ └── ... ├── routes/ │ └── ... ├── views/ │ └── ... ├── .env ├── app.js └── package.json ``` --- ## 🚀 Getting Started ### 📥 1. Create a new project ```bash npx create-express-minco my-app ``` > This will create a `my-app/` folder with all the necessary files and dependencies. --- ### ▶️ 2. Run project ```bash cd my-app npm start ``` --- ### 🔑 3. Login API (soon) --- ## 🛠️ Customization - Add a route in routes/ - Add a new controller in controllers/ - Configure middleware or authentication in middleware/ - Edit the frontend page in views/ (using the default template engine from express-generator, such as Ejs) --- ## 📦 Requirements - Node.js v18 or latest - NPM or Yarn --- ## 📜 License MIT © [haydar hilmy](https://github.com/haydar-hilmy) --- ## ❤️ Inspired by - [Express Generator](https://expressjs.com/en/starter/generator.html) - [Laravel](https://laravel.com) - [CodeIgniter4](https://codeigniter.com) ---