Node.js Project Template for Vercel

This is a Node.js project template configured for deployment with Vercel. It uses Express for handling HTTP requests, Sequelize as the ORM, and PostgreSQL as the database.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Scripts
• Project Structure
• Dependencies
• Development
• Deployment
• Contributing
• License

Installation

First, clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/gabrielmartinezghioma/template-exp-sq-module.git
cd template-exp-sq-module

Install the dependencies:

npm install

Usage

To start the server, run:

npm start

This will start the server on the port specified in your environment variables.

For development, use the following command:

npm run dev

This will start the server with --watch mode, automatically reloading on changes.

Scripts

• start: Runs the server in production mode.
• dev: Runs the server in development mode with automatic reloading.

Project Structure

├── src
│   ├── server.js        # Entry point for the application
│   ├── models           # Sequelize models
│   ├── routes           # Express routes
│   ├── controllers      # Request handlers
│   └── config           # Configuration files (e.g., database connection)
├── .env                 # Environment variables
├── package.json         # Project metadata and dependencies
└── README.md            # Project documentation

Dependencies

• express: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• sequelize: Promise-based ORM for Node.js v8 and up.
• pg: Non-blocking PostgreSQL client for Node.js.
• pg-hstore: A node package for serializing and deserializing JSON data to hstore format in PostgreSQL.
• cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• helmet: Middleware for securing Express apps by setting various HTTP headers.

Development

For development, the project uses morgan for logging HTTP requests. You can add more development dependencies as needed.

npm install morgan --save-dev

To run the server in development mode:

npm run dev

Deployment

This project is configured to be deployed on Vercel. Follow these steps to deploy:

1. Push your code to GitHub.
2. Connect your GitHub repository to Vercel.
3. Set up environment variables in Vercel as per your .env file.
4. Deploy!

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.