simple-express-handlebars-boilerplate

A minimal, web server boilerplate in NodeJS using ExpressJS and express-handlebars.

• Serve static files from /public
• Use vanilla CSS public/styles/styles.css
• Simple .handlebars templates and partials from /views and /views/partials
• Create custom helpers in helpers.js

No build required

1. Install Node/NPM
2. Clone this repository
3. Install packages - npm install
4. Start the server - npm start

When running locally, the server will start on http://localhost:3000/

Example deployments

We've used this boilerplate as the starting point for components of Wethrift and Searchmy.bio.

Deploy to Heroku

Deploy simple-express-handlebars-boilerplate to Heroku with one click from the Heroku Elements Marketplace.

Alternatively, install the Heroku CLI, clone this repo and create a new app.

More from Wethrift

• Wethrift development resources and links
• Wethrift Atom snippets
• Wethrift on Codepen
• Wethrift on NPM