🚀 SaaS Boilerplate for Express.js (Modular Architecture)

A production-ready SaaS boilerplate built with Express.js, designed to help developers kickstart their projects with authentication, authorization, background job processing, caching, and more.

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✨ Features

✅ JWT Authentication – Secure user authentication out of the box.
✅ Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) – Multi-tenant support with role & permission management.
✅ Bull Queue Manager – Handle background jobs efficiently with BullMQ.
✅ Scheduled Jobs with Agenda.js – Manage cron jobs, periodic tasks, and delayed executions.
✅ Redis Integration – Supercharge performance with caching and queue processing.
✅ Security Best Practices – Includes helmet, CORS, rate limiting, and more.
✅ Scalable Modular Architecture – Easily extend and manage features.

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📌 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/nitish754/express-starter-kit.git
cd express-starter-kit

2️⃣ Install Dependencies
npm install

3️⃣ Configure Environment Variables
Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:
PORT=3000
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
DATABASE_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/yourdb

4️⃣ Start the Local Server
npm run dev

5️⃣ Seed Initial Roles and Permissions
npm run db:seed


📁 Project Structure
📂 express-starter-kit
 ├── 📂 src
 │   ├── 📂 modules               # All features are organized as modules
 │   │   ├── 📂 auth               # Authentication module
 │   │   │   ├── controllers       # Request handlers for authentication
 │   │   │   ├── routes            # API routes for authentication
 │   │   │   ├── services          # Business logic for authentication
 │   │   │   ├── models            # Database models for authentication
 │   │   │   ├── utils             # Helper functions for authentication
 │   │   ├── 📂 user               # User module (similar structure)
 │   │   ├── 📂 jobs               # Queue jobs & scheduled tasks module
 │   ├── 📂 config                 # Global configurations (DB, Redis, etc.)
 │   ├── 📂 middlewares            # Global middlewares (Auth, CORS, etc.)
 │   ├── 📂 utils                  # Global utility functions
 │   ├── server.js                 # Main server file
 ├── .env.example                 # Environment variable template
 ├── package.json                 # Dependencies and scripts
 ├── README.md                    # Project documentation


📌 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

Fork the repository.

Create a new branch (feature/new-feature).

Commit your changes and push the branch.

Open a pull request.


📌 License
This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

🌟 If you find this useful, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!
🔗 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/nitish754/express-starter-kit

Happy coding! 🚀