✨ create-rjx

The most animated and modern CLI to generate a full-featured Express.js boilerplate — powered by RJ

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🚀 What is create-rjx?

create-rjx is a highly animated, developer-friendly CLI tool to instantly scaffold a modern Express.js app in either JavaScript or TypeScript — with stylish console output, boilerplate magic, and a clean file structure to start building APIs faster than ever.

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💾 Installation

You can install create-rjx globally via npm:

npm install -g create-rjx

Or use it directly with npx without installing:

npx create-rjx

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🖥️ Usage

Run the CLI command:

create-rjx

or with a project name:

create-rjx my-api

You will be prompted to enter your project name and choose your preferred language (JavaScript or TypeScript). The CLI will then create a new project folder with the selected template.

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🏁 Getting Started

After the project is created, navigate into your project directory and install dependencies:

cd your-project-name
npm install
npm run dev

This will start the development server and you can begin building your API.

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🎯 Features

• ✨ Beautiful CLI animation using chalk-animation, figlet, and gradient-string
• ⚙️ Choose between JavaScript or TypeScript
• 📦 Comes pre-configured with:
  • Express.js
  • dotenv
  • nodemon
  • Proper scripts for dev/start/clean
• 🧱 Clean, modular file structure
• 🔗 Ready for real-world APIs

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📂 Generated Project Structure

my-api/
├── src/
│   └── app.js / app.ts      # Main server entry
├── .env
├── package.json
└── README.md

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🔧 Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Start in development mode
npm start	Start in production mode
npm run clean	Clean node_modules & lock files

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests on the GitHub repository.

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💬 Support

If you have any questions or need help, please open an issue on the GitHub repository or contact me on GitHub: @softenrj.

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🧠 Tech Behind the Scenes

• chalk
• chalk-animation
• figlet
• gradient-string
• ora
• inquirer
• fs-extra

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✍️ Made with ❤️ by Raj

Follow me on GitHub — I build cool tools like this:
github.com/softenrj

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📄 License

MIT