What is parse-server built with?

parse-server is a JavaScript repo built with Express, @apollo/server, and @as-integrations/express5. It stores its data in lru-cache, signs people in with jsonwebtoken, jwks-rsa, bcryptjs, and otpauth, makes its content with mustache and yaml, is tested with jasmine-spec-reporter, deploys with winston and winston-daily-rotate-file, and uses Redis. It has 185,805 written lines, with 144 test files.

Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 69d7f1c. Read it as markdown

Backend

The base 1

Data 2

Sign-in 4

Support

The base 2

  • @apollo/server1 file
  • @as-integrations/express51 file

Content 2

  • yaml1 file
  • mustache1 file

Testing 1

  • jasmine-spec-reporter1 file

Deploy 2

  • winston1 file
  • winston-daily-rotate-file1 file

Tools 4

  • @actions/core3 files
  • Babel1 file
  • commander1 file
  • graphql-tools1 file

Other 17

  • GraphQL21 files
  • Lodash12 files
  • node-fetch3 files
  • SemVer3 files
  • graphql-upload2 files
  • @apollo/client1 file
  • express-rate-limit1 file
  • form-data1 file
  • deep-diff3 files
  • mime3 files
  • path-to-regexp2 files
  • @graphql-tools/utils1 file
5 more
  • apollo-upload-client1 file
  • follow-redirects1 file
  • graphql-tag1 file
  • pluralize1 file
  • ws1 file

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Frequently asked questions

What language is parse-server written in?
parse-server is written in JavaScript, with 185,805 written lines.
What framework does parse-server use?
parse-server is built with Express, @apollo/server, and @as-integrations/express5.

The proof: in package.json

What database does parse-server use?
parse-server stores its data in lru-cache.
What does parse-server sign people in with?
parse-server signs people in with jsonwebtoken, jwks-rsa, bcryptjs, and otpauth.
What services does parse-server use?
parse-server uses Redis.

The proof: src/Adapters/Cache/RedisCacheAdapter.js, line 1

Does parse-server have tests?
Yes. parse-server has 144 test files and is tested with jasmine-spec-reporter.
Which repos have a stack like parse-server's?
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