1# instant-app-setup
2
3**instant-app-setup** is a Node.js package for quickly setting up full-stack applications with automated directory creation, package installation, and configuration.
4
5## Features
6
7- **Automated directory setup**
8- **Interactive package installation**
9- **Backend**: Sets up `index.js` with basic content, connects to database, installs packages (express, mongoose, jwt, bcrypt, morgan, etc.)
10- **Frontend**: Installs React (via Vite) or other frameworks (Vanilla, Vue), sets up CSS libraries (Tailwind, Bootstrap, Ant, Sass, MUI, Chakra, etc.)
11
12## Installation
13
14```bash
15npm install -g instant-app-setup
16```
17
18## Usage
19
20### Full-Stack Project
21
22```bash
23build
24```
25
26### Backend Only
27
28```bash
29build-backend
30```
31
32### Frontend Only
33
34```bash
35build-frontend
36```
37
38Follow the prompts to name your project and select packages.
39
40## MongoDB Setup
41
421. **Install `mongoose`** in your backend directory:
43   ```bash
44   npm install mongoose
45   ```
462. **Update `index.js` or `server.js`**:
47
48   ```javascript
49   import express from "express";
50   import mongoose from "mongoose";
51
52   const app = express();
53
54   mongoose
55     .connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI || "mongodb://localhost:27017/mydatabase")
56     .then(() => console.log("MongoDB connected"))
57     .catch((err) => console.error("MongoDB connection error:", err));
58
59   const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
60   app.listen(PORT, () => {
61     console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
62   });
63   ```