Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

Features

• Robust routing.
• Focus on high performance.
• Super-high test coverage.
• HTTP helpers (redirection, caching, etc).
• View system supporting 14+ template engines.
• Content negotiation.
• Executable for generating applications quickly.

Docs & Community

• Website and Documentation - [website repo].
• express on freenode IRC.
• GitHub Organization for Official Middleware & Modules.
• Visit the Wiki.
• Google Group for discussion.
• Gitter for support and discussion.

PROTIP Be sure to read Migrating from 3.x to 4.x as well as New features in 4.x.

Security Issues

If you discover a security vulnerability in Express, please see Security Policies and Procedures.

Quick Start

Install dependencies:

$ npm install

Start the server:

$ npm start

Philosophy

The Express philosophy is to provide small, robust tooling for HTTP servers, making it a great solution for single page applications, websites, hybrids, or public HTTP APIs.

Express does not force you to use any specific ORM or template engine. With support for over 14 template engines via Consolidate.js, you can quickly craft your perfect framework.

Tests

To run the test suite, first install the dependencies, then run npm test:

$ npm install
$ npm test

Contributing

Contributing Guide

People

The original author of Express is TJ Holowaychuk

The current lead maintainer is Douglas Christopher Wilson

List of all contributors

License

MIT