expressjs/expressjs.com

The Express.js Website

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Express.js

The official website and documentation for Express.js, the fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.

Website · Report Issue · Contributing Guide


Getting started

The site is built with Astro, TypeScript, and MDX.

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 24.13.0 and npm >= 11.0.0

npm install
npm run dev

The development server listens at http://localhost:4321.

Contributing

This project welcomes contributors of all experience levels. Whether it's fixing a typo, improving documentation, translating content, or enhancing the website, every contribution matters.

Please read the Contributing Guide and the Express Collaborator Guide before opening a pull request.

License

Content submitted to expressjs.com is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licensed, as found in the LICENSE.md file.

Contributors

(top 30 of 418)

hacksparrow

616 commits

crandmck

212 commits

bjohansebas

165 commits

dougwilson

155 commits

expressjs/expressjs.com

The Express.js Website

5,366

stars

2,486

commits

MDX

primary language

Sep 11, 2026

updated

expressjs.com/
docs
express
expressjs
javascript
nodejs
typescript
website
Browse cluster: Node.js HTTP middleware and utilities

README

Express.js

The official website and documentation for Express.js, the fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.

Website · Report Issue · Contributing Guide


Getting started

The site is built with Astro, TypeScript, and MDX.

Prerequisites: Node.js >= 24.13.0 and npm >= 11.0.0

npm install
npm run dev

The development server listens at http://localhost:4321.

Contributing

This project welcomes contributors of all experience levels. Whether it's fixing a typo, improving documentation, translating content, or enhancing the website, every contribution matters.

Please read the Contributing Guide and the Express Collaborator Guide before opening a pull request.

License

Content submitted to expressjs.com is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licensed, as found in the LICENSE.md file.

Contributors

(top 30 of 418)

hacksparrow

616 commits

crandmck

212 commits

bjohansebas

165 commits

dougwilson

155 commits

Languages

MDX

92.7%

Astro

2.3%

TypeScript

2.1%

CSS

1.9%