Basic Node.js Express Hello App

A small Express API that demonstrates a clean server setup with a service route, health endpoint, JSON responses, and request logging.

Features

• Express server on port 1198 by default
• Home endpoint
• Health endpoint
• Existing a2rp API endpoint
• Consistent apiUrl field in JSON responses
• [API] request and status logs
• JSON body parsing with a small request-size limit
• JSON 404, malformed JSON, and oversized-body error responses
• Port validation and query-free request logs

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or newer

Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env if you want to override the default port.

PORT=1198
NODE_ENV=development

Install and run

npm install
npm run dev

The API starts at http://localhost:1198.

Endpoints

Method	Path	Description
GET	/	Service information
GET	/health	Service health status
GET	/api/v1/a2rp	Basic a2rp response

Example response:

{
  "apiUrl": "/health",
  "status": "ok",
  "service": "basic-nodejs-expressjs-hello-app"
}

Author

Ashish Ranjan

Full-Stack Web Developer

Links

• Portfolio: ashishranjan.in
• GitHub: github.com/a2rp
• CodePen: codepen.io/ash1198
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aashishranjan
• Facebook: facebook.com/theash.ashish
• YouTube: Ashish Ranjan
• Email: ash.ranjan09@gmail.com

Support

• Support page
• Buy Me a Coffee
• Patreon

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.