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cem dev

Boot the development server with near-instant TypeScript restarts and a styled landing page.

bash

cem dev

Equivalent to npm run start:dev. Powered by tsx (esbuild) for sub-second restarts.

What you'll see

  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  [CEM]  my-api  dev server

  ◆  Project   my-api
  ◆  Entry     src/server.ts
  ◆  Started   01 June 2026 21:20:00
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  ▲  Server running on http://localhost:5000   21:20:01
  ◈  MongoDB connected

The welcome page

Visit http://localhost:5000/ for a dark, terminal-aesthetic dashboard with:

Live project name and version (read from package.json)
Server uptime counter
Color-coded registered endpoints
One-click health check button