Fastify & TypeScript Starter

A simple starter template for building APIs with Fastify and TypeScript using Node.js 24+.

Requirements

• Node.js 24.0.0 or higher
• npm

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Matschik/fastify-typescript-starter.git
cd fastify-typescript-starter
npm install

Usage

Development

Start the development server with hot reload:

npm run dev

The server will automatically restart when you change files.

Production

Start the production server:

npm run start

Other Commands

npm run typecheck  # Check for TypeScript errors
npm run format     # Format code with Prettier

Project Structure

src/
  ├── index.ts              # Entry point
  ├── app.ts                # Fastify app setup
  ├── router.ts             # Route registration
  └── controller/           # Route handlers
      ├── indexController.ts
      └── userController.ts

Getting Started

1. Start the dev server: npm run dev
2. Visit http://localhost:3006 in your browser
3. Check http://localhost:3006/api/v1/user for the API endpoint
4. Edit files in src/ to see changes automatically

Features

• ✅ Fastify web framework
• ✅ TypeScript support (no build step needed)
• ✅ Hot reload in development
• ✅ Type checking with npm run typecheck

License

MIT