๐ After building backend projects repeatedly, I realized I was solving the same infrastructure problems every time.
Before writing a single business feature, I had to configure:
โข TypeScript
โข Express
โข Prisma
โข PostgreSQL
โข JWT Authentication
โข Email verification
โข Password reset
โข Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
โข CSRF Protection
โข Role-based Authorization
โข Rate Limiting
โข Security Headers
โข Input Validation
โข Project Structure
It quickly became repetitive.
So I started building Backend Starter.
A production-ready Express.js starter that lets you focus on building products instead of setting up infrastructure.
What’s included?
๐ Authentication
โข JWT Access & Refresh Tokens
โข HTTP-only Cookies
โข Email Verification
โข Password Reset
โข Change Email
โข Change Password
โข Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
๐ก๏ธ Security
โข CSRF Protection
โข Helmet
โข Express Rate Limit
โข Zod Validation
โข bcrypt Password Hashing
โข Refresh Token Rotation
๐ฅ User Management
โข Registration
โข Profile Management
โข Device Sessions
โข Login History
โข Account Deletion
๐จโ๐ผ Admin Features
โข User Management
โข Role Management
โข Account Status Management
โข Login History
โก Developer Experience
โข TypeScript
โข Prisma ORM
โข PostgreSQL
โข Biome
โข Husky Git Hooks
โข Environment Example Generator
โข Postman Collection
โข Clean Project Structure
This is only the beginning.
Next on the roadmap
โข OAuth (Google & GitHub)
โข Redis
โข Docker Compose
โข Swagger / OpenAPI
โข Background Jobs
โข File Upload Module
The project is completely open source, and I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from the community.
โญ If you find it useful, consider giving it a star or contributing.
GitHub:
https://github.com/setahirbaloch/backend-starter
Linkedin:
https://linkedin.com/in/setahirbaloch
What feature do you think every production-ready backend starter should include?
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