I thought this would be about code scaffolding tools (only because of my recent frustration and research in the subject, which I will explain now).<p>I&#x27;ve been looking around for an authentication microservice and&#x2F;or nodejs application starter kit. The core idea is that passportjs is installed with sane defaults, ready to add some social network support, ready to enable as an openID provider. For the user: register, login, edit profile, maybe a public ``GET &#x2F;users&#x2F;:username``. The appropriate middleware export to use in microservices (Supporting Laravel and flask would be a gratuitous plus).<p>Most of what I&#x27;ve found is not explicitly the scaffolding I&#x27;m looking for. I&#x27;m not looking to use a nodejs version of WordPress (aka automagic monolith framework with plugin ecosystem). I&#x27;m looking for something where the application is scaffolded out instead of hidden behind automagic. Something where the express&#x2F;koa is laid out in traditional webserver fashion ready for natural tweaks, addons, etc. No opinionated subversion of control from the dev, no reverse engineering and forking the framework for trivial tweaks.