Example Postgres Todo App

Client

1. Create React Typescript client

npx create-react-app client --template typescript

Server

1. Create folder

mkdir server

2. Install dependencies

cd server
npm init -y
npm i typescript @types/node @types/express cors dotenv pg sequelize typeorm

3. Add server start script to package.json file

"scripts": {
    "start": "tsc && node dist/app.js"
},

4. Create TSConfig file (tsconfig.json)

{
    "compilerOptions": {
      "target": "es6",
      "module": "commonjs",
      "outDir": "./dist",
      "rootDir": "./src",
      "strict": true,
      "esModuleInterop": true
    }
}

5. Add .env file within server directory

PG_URL={secret given in Slack}

6. Create directories and add code create src/ directory with app.ts, models/Todo.ts, routes/Todo.ts