v1.1.0 — Now Live

The API
Foundation.

One command to scaffold a production-ready backend — Express or Hono, MongoDB or Postgres, fully configured.

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$npx make-backend
EXPRESSHONOTYPESCRIPTMONGODBPOSTGRESQL

Everything configured,
nothing to bikeshed.

One Command Setup

Prompts → project scaffolded, deps installed, git initialized. Done.

Secure by Default

Helmet + Compression pre-wired. Security headers on every response, zero config.

Any Database

MongoDB via Mongoose or PostgreSQL via node-postgres, with connection managers.

Tests Included

Vitest + Supertest configured. A working health-check test ships with every project.

TypeScript First

Typed env vars via Zod, tsx in dev, tsc for production. Or vanilla JS if you prefer.

Modern Tooling

ESLint (flat config) + Prettier + EditorConfig — configured and ready.

Any Package Manager

npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun — your choice is remembered for next time.

Clean Architecture

controllers · routes · middlewares · models · utils — a real folder structure.

Git Ready

git init + .gitignore auto-generated. Push-ready from the first scaffold.