🧰 node-starter-with-prisma

A minimal Node.js starter kit using Prisma ORM, Joi for validation, and a consistent API response utility.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Prisma for database access and migrations
• ✅ Joi for schema validation via custom middleware
• ✅ Standardized API responses using a utility file
• ✅ Structured with controllers, routes, middleware, and utils
• ✅ Ready-to-use development and production scripts

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📁 Project Structure

├── controllers/ # Route logic
├── middleware/ # Joi validation and other middlewares
│ └── validate.js # Custom validation middleware
├── prisma/ # Prisma schema and migrations
│ └── schema.prisma
├── routes/ # API route definitions
├── utils/ # Utility functions (e.g., apiResponse)
│ └── apiResponse.js
├── server.js # Entry point
└── package.json # Scripts and dependencies

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🛠️ Setup Instructions

1. Install dependencies

npm install

1. Configure .env and Run Initial Migration

cp .env.example .env

npx prisma migrate dev --name init

OR

npm run migrate

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📜 Available Scripts

Command Description :

npm run dev	Run in development mode using nodemon
npm start	Run in production mode
npm run migrate	Create and apply new Prisma migrations
npm run deploy-migrate	Apply migrations in production
npm run generate	Regenerate Prisma client
npm run seed	(Optional) Seed your database