--- title: Zero-configuration Express backends | daily.dev description: Vercel now supports Express.js applications with zero configuration, eliminating the need for manual setup through vercel.json redirects or using the /api... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zero-configuration Express backends | daily.dev og:description: Vercel now supports Express.js applications with zero configuration, eliminating the need for manual setup through vercel.json redirects or using the /api... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iqjQaCCET.png og:image:alt: Zero-configuration Express backends og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zero-configuration Express backends **[Vercel](https://daily.dev/sources/vercel)** · 1 min read · 78 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Vercel now supports Express.js applications with zero configuration, eliminating the need for manual setup through vercel.json redirects or using the /api folder. The platform's framework-defined infrastructure automatically recognizes and deploys Express backends, simplifying the deployment process for Node.js web applications. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@codersemon** · 0 upvotes > Great news for the learner. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#express](https://daily.dev/tags/express), [#vercel](https://daily.dev/tags/vercel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zero-configuration Express backends","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet"},"datePublished":"2025-09-05T14:50:53.399Z","dateModified":"2025-09-05T14:51:12.389Z","description":"Vercel now supports Express.js applications with zero configuration, eliminating the need for manual setup through vercel.json redirects or using the /api...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9e92b398566870657619801cfd3be74a?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9e92b398566870657619801cfd3be74a?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Vercel","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Vercel","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/04cca7235cf84db092f24b7ba427b3e1","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/vercel"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":78},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"nodejs,backend,cicd,express,vercel","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vercel","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/vercel"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Zero-configuration Express backends"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zero-configuration-express-backends-iqjqaccet","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Great news for the learner.","datePublished":"2025-10-03T08:28:08.075Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iqjQaCCET#c-klF0VwtSn","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Emon Khan","url":"https://daily.dev/codersemon","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLLVbQ8BYHduaDf_Hm5bB9ZwjzpDcROS93Udq3jHfYqA67PXwYv=s96-c"}}]} ```