I setup Express based servers often and there are items that I always have to include such as logging, healthcheck, exceptions, controllers, etc. I created this base express server repo to have a starting point that I can quickly grab.
This Express API server has testing, linting, and a healthcheck built in. https://github.com/aemperor/baseExpressServer/tree/master/rest-api
This Express API server has graphql and graphiql built in so far. Testing, linting, and healthcheck coming soon! https://github.com/aemperor/baseExpressServer/tree/master/graphql-api