The goal of Perk is first and foremost to provide a well documented set of tools for building node web applications. Perk also aims to get you up and running quickly, while still providing you the flexibility to build production ready node apps. With these goals in mind, Perk is built on top of a series of robust, well supported libraries that have stood the test of time: Passport, Express, Redis, and Knex. These libraries are not hidden from view. You're 100% in control to swap one out here or there if you find a better tool for the job.

Perk is glue that holds together a collection of powerful and full featured libraries that are written by some awesome developers. This guide will help you get started on OS X.

Perk API documentation is designed to be a reference for you as you build your Perk app. API documentation provides structured information on the full set of features that Perk provides as well as resources on where to find more information, where applicable. If you're looking for more step-by-step guides pleas check out the Guides section of this website.

Perk guides are designed to be step by step instructions for how to accomplish a specific task. They are good if you are doing something for the first time. If you're looking for quick reference material instead you might prefer the API Documentation

• Getting started with Perk on OS X
• Creating a static home page
• Creating new pages and routes
• Creating a dynamic view with ejs
• Building a RESTful JSON API
• Querying and displaying data with models
• User authentication with Facebook
• Deploying Perk Apps to Heroku
• Database Migrations with Knex

If you're interested in contributing to Perk we would love your help. You can read our contributors guide for tips on how to get started.