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The template is provided as is and will not receive updates, bug fixes, or new features.
You are welcome to contribute on it or fork the repository and modify it for your own use. To deploy this template on Upsun, you can use the command upsun project:convert on this codebase to convert the existing .platform.app.yaml configuration file to the Upsun Flex format.

Express for Platform.sh

This template demonstrates building the Express framework for Platform.sh. It includes a minimalist application skeleton that demonstrates how to connect to a MariaDB server. It is intended for you to use as a starting point and modify for your own needs.

Express is a minimalist web framework written in Node.js.

Features

• Node.js 14
• MariaDB 10.4
• Automatic TLS certificates
• npm-based build

Customizations

The following files and additions make the framework work. If using this project as a reference for your own existing project, replicate the changes below to your project.

• The .platform.app.yaml, .platform/services.yaml, and .platform/routes.yaml files have been added. These provide Platform.sh-specific configuration and are present in all projects on Platform.sh. You may customize them as you see fit.
• An additional module, config-reader-nodejs, has been added. It provides convenience wrappers for accessing the Platform.sh environment variables.

References

• Express
• Node.js on Platform.sh