setup express boilerplate

backend/src/index.ts

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+import 'dotenv/config';
+import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/node-postgres';
+import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
+
+// Create a connection to the database
+const db = drizzle(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
+
+// Create a new express application instance
+const app = express();
+
+// Set the network port
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+// Define the root path with a greeting message
+app.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  res.json({ message: "Welcome to the Express + TypeScript Server!" });
+});
+
+// Start the Express server
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`The server is running at http://localhost:${port}`);
+});