Created a simple express project

backend/.gitignore

+node_modules/
+npm-debug.log
+dist/
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backend/README.md

+# Backend
+
+This backend handles connection with the database and ongoing gameStates.
+
+The backend uses the express framework to handle requests.
+
+Implemation in Typescript.
+
+Package handler is Yarn.
+
+## How to run
+
+Run the following commands in your terminal:
+
+- yarn
+- yarn start

backend/package.json

+{
+  "name": "backend",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "The backend handles gameStates and database connections",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "tsc && node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "typescript": "^4.9.5"
+  }
+}

backend/src/index.ts

+import express from 'express';
+
+const app = express();
+const port = 3000;
+
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.send('Hello, World!');
+});
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Server started on port ${port}`);
+});

backend/tsconfig.json

+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+      "target": "es5",
+      "module": "commonjs",
+      "esModuleInterop": true,
+      "outDir": "dist",
+      "strict": true,
+      "sourceMap": true
+    },
+    "include": ["src/**/*"]
+  }
+  
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