Express + handlebars Boilerplate

index.js

const express = require('express')
const exphbs = require('express-handlebars')
const path = require('path')
const homeRoute = require('./routes/home')
const app = express()
app.enable('view cache')
app.set('view cache', false)

const hbs = exphbs.create({
  defaultLayout: 'mains',
  extname: 'hbs'
})

app.engine('hbs', hbs.engine)
app.set('view engine', 'hbs')
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'pages'))

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'views')))
app.use(express.urlencoded({extended: true}))

app.use('/', homeRoute)

const PORT = process.env.PORT || 80

app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log('Server has been started...')
})
/*
src
 pages
  layouts
   mains.hbs
  partials
   head.hbs
   footer.hbs
  index.hbs
 routes
  home.js
 views
  js
  css
 index.js
*/

"dependencies": {

"express": "^4.17.1",
"express-handlebars": "^5.3.2"

},
"devDependencies": {

"@types/node": "^14.14.37",
"@types/express": "^4.17.11"

}