diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 07293e4615320..34ddf6985a667 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ function addProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
     targets: {},
     tags: options.parsedTags,
   };
+
   project.targets.build =
     options.bundler === 'esbuild'
       ? getEsBuildConfig(project, options)
@@ -292,20 +293,6 @@ function updateTsConfigOptions(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
 }
 
 export async function applicationGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
-  // Prompt for bundler webpack / esbuild
-  if (schema.framework) {
-    schema.bundler = (
-      await prompt<{ bundler: 'esbuild' | 'webpack' }>([
-        {
-          message: 'What bundler would you like to use?',
-          type: 'select',
-          name: 'bundler',
-          choices: ['esbuild', 'webpack'],
-        },
-      ])
-    ).bundler;
-  }
-
   const options = normalizeOptions(tree, schema);
 
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/connect/src/main.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/connect/src/main.ts__tmpl__
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..51ff1d4c91e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/connect/src/main.ts__tmpl__
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import connect from 'connect';
+
+const app = connect();
+
+app.use((req, res) => {
+     res.end(JSON.stringify({ 'message': 'Hello API' }));
+});
+
+app.listen(<%= port %>, () => {
+    // Server is running
+})
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diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/express/src/main.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/express/src/main.ts__tmpl__
index 8c7daef188233..4b3ab24cd7340 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/express/src/main.ts__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/express/src/main.ts__tmpl__
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const app = express();
 
 
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-    res.send('Hello from Nrwl 🐳 API');
+    res.send({ 'message': 'Hello API'});
 });
 
 app.listen(<%= port %>, () => {
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/fastify/src/main.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/fastify/src/main.ts__tmpl__
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..578ded217b4bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/fastify/src/main.ts__tmpl__
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import fastify from 'fastify';
+
+const app = fastify();
+
+app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+    return { 'message': 'Hello API'};
+});
+
+const start = async() => {
+    try {
+        await app.listen({ port: <%= port %> })
+    } catch (err) {
+        // Errors are logged here
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+start();
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diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/koa/src/main.ts__tmpl__ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/koa/src/main.ts__tmpl__
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0266c0862196d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/files/koa/src/main.ts__tmpl__
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import koa from 'koa';
+
+const app = new koa();
+
+app.use(async ctx =>{
+    ctx.body = { 'message': 'Hello API'};
+});
+
+app.listen(<%= port %>, () => {
+    // Server is running
+});
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