Nodon – Production-Ready Node.js Project Generator

Nodon Project Screenshot

Overview

Nodon is a powerful Node.js project generator designed to help developers bootstrap production-grade backend applications in seconds.
It supports everything from minimal Node.js setups to REST APIs, GraphQL servers, and scalable microservices architectures, following modern best practices out of the box.

Objectives

Eliminate repetitive backend setup tasks
Enforce clean architecture and best practices
Enable rapid prototyping and production-ready development
Support scalable and modular backend systems

Key Features

✅ Multiple ready-to-use templates
✅ Modern ES Modules support
✅ TypeScript-ready templates
✅ Hot reload enabled
✅ ESLint & Prettier preconfigured
✅ Microservices architecture support
✅ Docker & Docker Compose (microservices)
✅ Production-grade folder structures

Quick Start

Create a New Project

npx create-nodon@latest my-app

Optional: Install Globally

npm install -g nodon

nodon create my-app

Available Templates

Template	Description
basic-node	Minimal Node.js setup with modern tooling
basic-ts	Node.js with TypeScript
express-rest-api	REST API using Express.js
express-rest-ts	Express REST API with TypeScript
graphql-api-ts	GraphQL server using Express & TypeScript
microservices	Production-ready microservices architecture

Template Usage Example

npx create-nodon@latest my-app --template express-rest-api

Example Project Structures

Express REST API (TypeScript)

my-app/
├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── db/
│   ├── middlewares/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── app.ts
├── .env.example
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── .gitignore

Microservices Architecture

my-app/
├── auth-service/
├── user-service/
├── gateway/
├── shared/
├── docker-compose.yml
├── .gitignore

Tech Stack

Runtime: Node.js (>=18)
Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript
Frameworks: Express.js, GraphQL
Architecture: Monolith & Microservices
Dev Tools: ESLint, Prettier
Containers: Docker, Docker Compose

Use Cases

Rapid backend project bootstrapping
Production-ready API development
Microservices-based systems
Learning clean backend architecture
Standardizing team project setups

Requirements

Node.js >= 18
npm

Nodon