Steps to create the base server project:

Step 1: mkdir server && cd server

Step 2: npm init -y

Step 3: touch index.ts

Step 4: npm i -D typescript ts-node nodemon

Step 5: tsc --init

• Configure TS file
• Configure package.json "start" command to use nodemon dev-dependency
• Add nodemon.json file with rules

Step 6: npm i express cors

Step 7: npm i -D @types/express @types/cors