JavaScript Server

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as Server

Top 23 JavaScript Server Projects

  1. Express

    Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

    Project mention: Enhancing the VS Code Agent Mode to integrate with Local tools using Model Context Protocol (MCP) | dev.to | 2025-05-18

    Express.js Documentation

  2. SurveyJS

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  3. http-server

    a simple zero-configuration command-line http server

    Project mention: Simple Web Server | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-14

    npx http-server (keep the "r" at the end, it's more up-to-date than the http-serve package)

    https://github.com/http-party/http-server

  4. Restify

    The future of Node.js REST development

  5. Dash

    A beautiful web dashboard for Linux

  6. webpack-dev-server

    Serves a webpack app. Updates the browser on changes. Documentation https://webpack.js.org/configuration/dev-server/.

    Project mention: Error: Cannot find module 'webpack-cli/bin/config-yargs' | dev.to | 2024-11-18

    Related issue in the project's Github

  7. Cosmos-Server

    ☁️ The Most Secure and Easy Selfhosted Home Server. Take control of your data and privacy without sacrificing security and stability (Authentication, anti-DDOS, anti-bot)

    Project mention: Cosmos: All-in-one container and reverse proxy management | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-03-01
  8. Grant

    OAuth Proxy

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  10. react-server

    :rocket: Blazing fast page load and seamless navigation.

  11. node-oidc-provider

    OpenID Certified™ OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server implementation for Node.js

  12. form-data

    A module to create readable `"multipart/form-data"` streams. Can be used to submit forms and file uploads to other web applications.

    Project mention: Migrating node-fetch/form-data to Node.js native APIs | dev.to | 2024-07-27

    The release of Node v16.15.0 and v17.5.0 brought in the Fetch API and FormData. Before that, the node-fetch and form-data packages were used to use browser-like APIs in Node.js. To migrate node-fetch/form-data packages to Node.js native APIs, some changes can be made by removing import statements of 3rd-party packages, but there are important considerations to keep in mind when using Node.js features such as file system. This article outlines about migrating from node-fetch/form-data packages to Node.js native APIs.

  13. hyper-express

    High performance Node.js webserver with a simple-to-use API powered by uWebsockets.js under the hood.

  14. bittorrent-tracker

    🌊 Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client & server) implementation

    Project mention: PrivTracker – Private BitTorrent tracker for everyone | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-11

    How about webtorrent's tracker? There is no Docker file but it should be doable https://github.com/webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker

  15. start-server-and-test

    Starts server, waits for URL, then runs test command; when the tests end, shuts down server

  16. learn-nodejs-hard-way

    Learn NodeJS and master the art of server-side programming by creating a backend framework with 0 dependencies.

  17. node-minecraft-protocol

    Parse and serialize minecraft packets, plus authentication and encryption.

  18. servor

    Dependency free file server for single page app development

    Project mention: Les astuces derrière « l’Invasion du HTML mutant » | dev.to | 2024-12-03
  19. appserver.io

    A multithreaded application server for PHP, written in PHP.

  20. Cowyo

    A feature-rich wiki webserver for minimalists :cow: :speech_balloon:

  21. nve

    Run any command on specific Node.js versions

  22. koop

    Transform, query, and download geospatial data on the web.

  23. flying-squid

    Create Minecraft servers with a powerful, stable, and high level JavaScript API.

  24. httptoolkit-server

    The backend of HTTP Toolkit

  25. pogo

    Server framework for Deno

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Server projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Express 66,974
2 http-server 13,894
3 Restify 10,720
4 Dash 10,472
5 webpack-dev-server 7,835
6 Cosmos-Server 4,481
7 Grant 4,148
8 react-server 3,888
9 node-oidc-provider 3,406
10 form-data 2,319
11 hyper-express 1,922
12 bittorrent-tracker 1,830
13 start-server-and-test 1,554
14 learn-nodejs-hard-way 1,491
15 node-minecraft-protocol 1,284
16 servor 1,049
17 appserver.io 964
18 Cowyo 936
19 nve 702
20 koop 687
21 flying-squid 567
22 httptoolkit-server 494
23 pogo 483

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