express-generator-safe

A Robust and Secure Express.js Boilerplate Generator

Express Generator Safe is a powerful boilerplate generator for Express.js applications. It provides a solid foundation for building secure and scalable web applications with Express.js by integrating essential security measures and implementing industry-standard best practices.

Key Features

• Enhanced Security: Includes a comprehensive set of security middlewares to protect your application against common web vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and content security policy (CSP) violations.
• Proxy URL Handling: Simplifies the handling of proxy URLs, allowing you to seamlessly integrate with external APIs and services without compromising security.
• Stream Support: Built-in support for streaming data, making it easy to handle large file uploads, real-time data processing, and efficient response streaming.
• Validation: Provides robust validation mechanisms to ensure data integrity and prevent malicious input.
• Test Coverage: All features are thoroughly covered by tests, ensuring the reliability and stability of your application.

Getting Started

Follow the steps below to get started with express-generator-safe:

1. Generate a new Express.js application using the generator:

   npm init express-generator-safe@latest [name-of-the-project]

2. Start the server:

   npm start

3. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to see the running application.

4. (optional step) Some tests require you run another server instance on the PORT 5000 to test the proxy integration

   PORT=5000 npm start
   
   # on another terminal window
   npm run test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Igor Trindade