AdonisJS

Overview

AdonisJS is a full-stack Node.js framework — the "Laravel of Node.js." Unlike Express/Fastify where you assemble everything from packages, AdonisJS ships with an ORM (Lucid), authentication, validation (VineJS), mailer, queues, and testing out of the box. Opinionated, TypeScript-first, and production-ready.

When to Use

• Building a complete web application (not just an API) with Node.js
• Want an opinionated framework with conventions (like Rails/Laravel)
• Need built-in auth (sessions, API tokens, social OAuth)
• Database-driven applications with migrations and models
• Teams that prefer convention over configuration

Instructions

Setup