node-kickstart is a minimal NodeJS seed project that should help a basic NodeJS app get off the ground.

• As always, do npm install first
• Create .env file with the following contents:

DEBUG=node-kickstart*
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=8080

• Main file -> server/app.js
• Run & watch for changes: npm run dev
• Run Mocha tests: npm test
• Web client served from public/ directory

• Navigate to localhost:8080 in a browser
• Send a GET request to localhost:8080/api

• Express: App framework and API
• debug: a better console.log()
• dotenv: loads environment variable from .env file
• nodemon: run app while watching for file changes
• Mocha & Chai: unit testing & assertion framework