Express.js

backend

Minimalist framework for Node.js

Languages

JavaScript TypeScript

Features

nodejsminimalmiddleware

Pros and Cons

Ventajas

+ Simple and well documented
+ Huge middleware ecosystem
+ Very flexible
+ De facto standard in Node.js

Desventajas

- Does not have opinionated structure
- Callbacks can be messy
- No native async/await (until v5)
- Requires a lot of configuration

Casos de Uso

REST APIs
Web servers
Backend for SPAs
Microservices

Related Technologies

Where to Host

Vercel Railway Render Fly.io AWS Lambda DigitalOcean App Platform

Application Areas

Compatible with

MongoDB(Framework)PostgreSQL(Framework)Prisma(Framework)

Alternatives

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