Awesome NestJS Boilerplate v8

Awesome NestJSopen in new window

This is an ever-evolving, very opinionated architecture and dev environment for new node projects using NestJSopen in new window. Questions, feedback, and for now, even bikeshedding are welcome. 😄

Getting started

# 1. Clone the repository or click on "Use this template" button.
npx degit NarHakobyan/awesome-nest-boilerplate my-nest-app

# 2. Enter your newly-cloned folder.
cd my-nest-app

# 3. Create Environment variables file.
cp .env.example .env

# 3. Install dependencies. (Make sure yarn is installed: https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install)
yarn
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Checklist

When you use this template, try follow the checklist to update your info properly

  • [ ] Change the author name in LICENSE
  • [ ] Change configurations in .env
  • [ ] Remove the .github folder which contains the funding info
  • [ ] Clean up the README.md file

And, enjoy 😃

Development

# 4. Run development server and open http://localhost:3000
yarn start:dev

# 5. Read the documentation linked below for "Setup and development".
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Build

To build the App, run

yarn build:prod
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And you will see the generated file in dist that ready to be served.

Features

Instant feedback
Enjoy the best DX (Developer eXperience) and code your app at the speed of thought! Your saved changes are reflected instantaneously.
JWT Authentication
Installed and configured JWT authentication.
Next generation Typescript
Always up to date typescript version.
Industry-standard routing
It's natural to want to add pages (e.g. /about`) to your application, and routing makes this possible.
Environment Configuration
development, staging and production environment configurations
Swagger Api Documentation
Already integrated API documentation. To see all available endpoints visit http://localhost:3000/documentation
Linter
eslint + prettier = ❤️

Documentation

This project includes a docs folder with more details on:

  1. Setup and developmentopen in new window
  2. Architectureopen in new window
  3. Naming Cheatsheetopen in new window

Community

For help, discussion about best practices, or any other conversation that would benefit from being searchable:

Discuss Awesome NestJS Boilerplate on GitHubopen in new window

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Contributors: narek, Narek, narekhakobyan