What is this?
ZenJolt is an open-source backend project pitched as a cloud-native architecture with a high-availability cluster, built for everyday use and aimed at developers who want a straightforward, dependable solution.
Is it a framework I build on, or a ready-to-run server?
It is a ready-to-run Express web server, not a framework or SDK: package.json ships express, cors and morgan, and npm start launches src/server.js directly.
How do I get it running?
The README says to clone the repo and run pip install -r requirements.txt, but the code is actually a Node app: run npm install, then npm start, which executes node src/server.js.
What do I need to have installed first?
Node.js and npm. Runtime dependencies are express, cors and morgan; nodemon backs npm run dev and jest runs the tests. The README's Python stack section does not match the code, which contains no Python.
Does the high-availability cluster part actually work?
Be skeptical of the headline: the features section just repeats the tagline, and the repo has no Docker, Compose or CI, so nothing shows how the high-availability cluster is actually implemented.
Why does the README mention Python when the code is Node.js?
The README looks template-generated: its Technology Stack lists Python with Flask/Django/FastAPI and Pytest, while package.json and the start script show a JavaScript/Express app. Trust the code and install with npm.
Does it expose an API?
No endpoints are documented. The code only shows an Express server with cors and morgan middleware, so expect a basic HTTP server rather than a documented API surface.
Can I run it in Docker?
Not out of the box: the repo contains no Dockerfile or docker-compose file, so you would have to containerize it yourself.
What are similar projects?
express, apollo-server, koa, multer, hapi, carno.js, http-proxy-middleware, fastify
Which topics is it in?
jest, high-availability, web-server, middleware, logging, express, configuration, cloud-native, http, developers, backend, free