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jsynowiec/node-typescript-boilerplate
Minimalistic project template to jump start a Node.js back-end application in TypeScript. ESLint, Vitest and type definitions included.
A minimal TypeScript + Node.js starter template with ESLint, Vitest, Prettier, and GitHub Actions pre-configured. It targets ESM-first projects and keeps opinions to a minimum — you get a working skeleton, not a framework. Useful for anyone who's tired of spending the first hour of a new project wiring up the same toolchain.
Tracks current tooling well — TypeScript 6.0, Node 24 LTS, Vitest over Jest (good call given native ESM support and speed). Switched from the now-abandoned Volta to Mise for toolchain pinning, which shows the template is actually maintained. Multiple tsconfig files (release, vitest, eslint) are split correctly instead of one monolithic config trying to do everything. Includes AGENTS.md, which is a practical addition for teams already using AI coding tools.
The actual src/main.ts example is almost certainly a hello-world stub — there's no structure to copy for real services (no DI pattern, no config loading, no graceful shutdown). Topics list includes 'express', 'serverless', and 'microservices', but the template commits to none of them — it's a blank canvas with marketing labels. The four separate tsconfig files are correct but will confuse less experienced developers who don't understand why they exist. No path aliases configured, so you'll hit relative import hell the moment the project gets more than two directories deep.