Package

create-test-server

Creates a minimal Express server for testing

v3.0.1, 3 Apr 2019MITCommonJSTypes: NoneTesting Dev servers and API mocking

$ npm install create-test-server

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 3k; -23% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 4; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 7 years ago; v3.0.1
GitHub stars: 119; 13 forks
Open issues / PRs: 3 / 8
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

2,974 downloads last week, 14,688 in the last month. The 12-month change of -23% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 3.0.1, 3 Apr 20197 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 10 Oct 20192,541 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 3
Open pull requests: 8
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 0

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 18 kB
Dependencies (4): pifyexpressbody-parsercreate-cert

Install

npm install create-test-server

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/create-test-server@3.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/create-test-server@3.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/create-test-server@3.0.1

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 2974 < 10000.