# Actionhero _The reusable, scalable, and quick node.js API server for stateless and stateful applications_ ---

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## Who is the Actionhero? Actionhero is a multi-transport API Server with integrated cluster capabilities and delayed tasks. The goal of actionhero is to create an easy-to-use toolkit for making **reusable** & **scalable** APIs for HTTP, WebSockets, and more. Clients connected to an actionhero server can [**consume the api**](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/actions), [**consume static content**](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/file-server), and [**communicate with each other**](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/chat). Actionhero is cluster-ready, with built in support for background tasks, 0-downtime deploys, and more. Actionhero provides a simple Async/Await API for managing every type of connection and background task. Currently actionhero supports the following out of the box... - [Web Clients](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/web-server): HTTP, HTTPS - [Web Socket Clients](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/websocket-server): HTTP, HTTPS [... and you can also make your own servers and transports.](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/servers) ## Quick Start ```bash # Generate a new Project npx actionhero generate npm install npm run build npm run dev # <-- I automatically notice changes and restart, as well as compiling .ts files # Use the actionhero CLI (npx) actionhero generate action --name my_action (npx) actionhero generate task --name my_task --queue default --frequency 0 # Test npm test # To deploy your app npm run build npm run start ``` Your new project will come with example actions, tests, and more. Or deploy a free API server now: [![Deploy to Heroku](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero) ## Learn More 📚 - [Getting Started @ www.actionherojs.com](https://www.actionherojs.com/get-started) - Actionhero's website can be found @ [https://github.com/actionhero/www.actionherojs.com/](https://github.com/actionhero/www.actionherojs.com/). If you want to contribute to this site, visit the [related project](https://github.com/actionhero/www.actionherojs.com) - ---> Start with the [Tutorials](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials) <--- - [Read the typedoc documentation @ docs.actionherojs.com](http://docs.actionherojs.com/) - Starting with Actionhero version 18, the documentation for each version is included in this repository (and the NPM package) in the `/docs` folder. The current version of this documentation is also automatically deployed to https://docs.actionherojs.com. - [Find community-based resources](https://github.com/l0oky/awesome-actionhero) - [Interact with the Community & View the Release History](https://www.actionherojs.com/community) - [Server Client](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero-client) ## In-depth Tutorials 🎓 ### Core Components - [Actions](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/actions) - [Tasks](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/tasks) - [Middleware](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/middleware) - [Initializers](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/initializers) - [CLI Commands](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/cli) - [Configuration](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/config) - [Cluster](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/cluster) - [Chat & Realtime Communication](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/chat) - [File Server](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/file-server) - [Logging](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/logging) - [Plugins](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/plugins) - [Servers](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/servers) - [Localization & Translation](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/localization) ### Server Types - [Web Server & Routes](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/web-server) - [WebSocket Server](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/websocket-server) ### Testing, Deployment, and Operations - [Running Actionhero](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/running-actionhero) - [Development Mode & REPL](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials#configuration) - [Testing & SpecHelper](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/testing) - [Production Notes](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/production-notes) - [Upgrade Path](https://www.actionherojs.com/tutorials/upgrade-path) ## Sample Projects - [Simple](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero-tutorial) - [Elaborate (React, Next.JS, Bootstrap, Sequelize)](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero-chat) - [Client Use: React](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero-react-next-chat) - [Client Use: React Native](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero-react-native) ## Who? - Many folks [have helped](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero/graphs/contributors) to make Actionhero a reality. - If you want to contribute to actionhero, contribute to the conversation on [github](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero) and join us on [slack](https://slack.actionherojs.com) ## Contributing - Contributing to Actionhero is easy! [You can learn more about contributing to Actionhero here](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) - By engaging the with Actionhero community or contributing to this or related projects, you agree to our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) ## License [Apache 2.0](https://github.com/actionhero/actionhero/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) ## Dedication > Technology is a powerful force in our society. Data, software, and communication can be used for bad: to entrench unfair power structures, to undermine human rights, and to protect vested interests. But they can also be used for good: to make underrepresented people’s voices heard, to create opportunities for everyone, and to avert disasters. This project is dedicated to everyone working toward the good. > > > Inspired by Martin Kleppmann

	Stars	Issues	Version	Updated	Created
actionhero			29.3.0	21 days ago	10 years ago
express	63,936	192	4.19.2	2 months ago	13 years ago
loopback	13,234	16	3.28.0	3 years ago	11 years ago
nest			0.1.6	12 years ago	13 years ago
restify	10,701	121	11.1.0	a year ago	13 years ago

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