---
title: "aoxpress"
url: "https://ankush.one/projects/2025.aoxpress/"
description: "An Express.js-like framework for building process handlers on the AO network."
author: "Ankush Singh"
date: 2025-05-01
lastmod: 2026-10-12
tags: ["arweave","developer-tools"]
repository: "https://github.com/ankushKun/aoxpress"
links:
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---

# aoxpress

Links:

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ankushKun/aoxpress)

**Bringing the familiar Express.js development experience to the Permaweb.**

`aoxpress` is a routing framework for AO that lowers the barrier to entry for Node.js developers, allowing them to build decentralized compute processes using syntax they already love.

## ⚡ Key Features
- **Express-like Syntax:** Use `app.get()`, `app.post()`, and middleware just like in Web2.
- **ao-fetch:** Built-in utility for simple, HTTP-like inter-process communication on AO.
- **Lightweight:** Designed specifically for the constraints and capabilities of the AO computer.

## 🎯 Why It Matters
- **Low Learning Curve:** Node.js developers can start building on AO immediately without learning Lua or complex message passing patterns.
- **Rapid Prototyping:** Build handlers and routes in minutes.

[YouTube video](https://youtu.be/biCIDfhGky0)