GraphQL Server Boilerplates for Node.js

Deprecation note

This repository has been deprecated and is currently unmaintained. You can find up-to-date examples for building GraphQL servers with a database here.

Features

• Rapid scaffolding: Simply use graphql create (from the GraphQL CLI) to download the boilerplate you want.
• Easily extensible: A boilerplate only provides the minimum setup so you can tailor the API to your use case.
• Best practices: Each boilerplate incorporates best practices from the GraphQL community.

For a fully-fledged GraphQL & Node.js tutorial, visit How to GraphQL. You can more learn about the idea behind GraphQL boilerplates here.

Quickstart

Select a boilerplate and follow the instructions in the belonging README to get started:

• minimal: Minimal boilerplate with basic "Hello World" functionality
• basic: Basic boilerplate based on a simple data model and with a GraphQL database
• advanced: Advanced boilerplate with a GraphQL database, authentication and realtime subscriptions

All projects are based on graphql-yoga, a fully-featured GraphQL server library with focus on easy setup, performance & great developer experience.

Contributing

The GraphQL boilerplates are maintained by the GraphQL community, with official support from the Apollo & Prisma / Graphcool teams.

Your feedback is very helpful, please share your opinion and thoughts! If you have any questions or want to contribute yourself, join the #graphql-boilerplate channel on our Slack.