diff --git a/template/_package.json b/template/_package.json
index 4a3e83841..095e2995b 100644
--- a/template/_package.json
+++ b/template/_package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "<%= description %>",
   "author": "<%= author %>",
-  "private": true,
+  "private": true,<% if (server === 'feathers') { %>
+  "directories": {
+    "lib": "server",
+    "config": "server/config",
+    "test": "server/test"
+  }, <% } %>
   "scripts": {<% if (server === 'adonis') { %>
     "serve:dev": "<%= pm %> run dev",
     "dev": "nodemon --watch app --watch bootstrap --watch config --watch .env -x node server.js",
@@ -15,7 +20,8 @@
     "generate": "nuxt generate"<% } %><% if (eslint === 'yes') { %>,
     "lint": "eslint --ext .js,.vue --ignore-path .gitignore .",
     "precommit": "<%= pm %> run lint"<% } %><% if (test !== 'none') { %>,
-    "test": "<%= test %>"<% } %>
+    "test": "<%= test %>"<% } %><% if (server === 'feathers') { %>,
+    "feathers": "feathers"<% } %>
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0"<% if (edge) { %>,
@@ -27,9 +33,16 @@
     "micro": "^9.3.3",
     "micro-route": "^2.5.0"<% } else if (server === 'fastify') { %>,
     "fastify": "^1.13.3"<% } else if (server === 'feathers') { %>,
-    "@feathersjs/feathers": "^3.3.1",
-    "@feathersjs/express": "^1.3.1",
-    "@feathersjs/configuration": "^2.0.6"<% } else if (server === 'adonis') { %>,
+    "@feathersjs/client": "^3.7.3",
+    "@feathersjs/configuration": "^2.0.4",
+    "@feathersjs/errors": "^3.3.4",
+    "@feathersjs/express": "^1.2.7",
+    "@feathersjs/feathers": "^3.2.3",
+    "@feathersjs/socketio": "^3.2.6",
+    "compression": "^1.7.3",
+    "consola": "^1.4.3",
+    "cors": "^2.8.4",
+    "helmet": "^3.13.0"<% } else if (server === 'adonis') { %>,
     "@adonisjs/ace": "^4.0.7",
     "@adonisjs/auth": "^2.0.10",
     "@adonisjs/bodyparser": "^1.0.8",
@@ -54,7 +67,8 @@
     "tachyons": "^4.11.1"<% } %>
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "nodemon": "^1.18.9"<% if (eslint === 'yes') { %>,
+    "nodemon": "^1.18.9"<% if (server === 'feathers') { %>,
+    "@feathersjs/cli": "^3.8.5"<% } %><% if (eslint === 'yes') { %>,
     "@nuxtjs/eslint-config": "^0.0.1",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.0.1",
     "eslint": "^5.15.1",
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.hooks.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df0de5eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Application hooks that run for every service
+const log = require('./hooks/log');
+
+module.exports = {
+  before: {
+    all: [log()],
+    find: [],
+    get: [],
+    create: [],
+    update: [],
+    patch: [],
+    remove: []
+  },
+
+  after: {
+    all: [log()],
+    find: [],
+    get: [],
+    create: [],
+    update: [],
+    patch: [],
+    remove: []
+  },
+
+  error: {
+    all: [log()],
+    find: [],
+    get: [],
+    create: [],
+    update: [],
+    patch: [],
+    remove: []
+  }
+};
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3930cef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const compress = require('compression');
+const helmet = require('helmet');
+const cors = require('cors');
+const logger = require('./logger');
+
+const path = require('path');
+process.env['NODE_CONFIG_DIR'] = path.join(__dirname, 'config/');
+
+const feathers = require('@feathersjs/feathers');
+const configuration = require('@feathersjs/configuration');
+const express = require('@feathersjs/express');
+const socketio = require('@feathersjs/socketio');
+
+const middleware = require('./middleware');
+const services = require('./services');
+const appHooks = require('./app.hooks');
+const channels = require('./channels');
+
+const app = express(feathers());
+
+// Load app configuration
+app.configure(configuration());
+// Enable security, CORS and body parsing
+app.use(helmet());
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(compress());
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+
+// Set up Plugins and providers
+app.configure(express.rest());
+app.configure(socketio());
+
+// Configure other middleware (see `middleware/index.js`)
+app.configure(middleware);
+// Set up our services (see `services/index.js`)
+app.configure(services);
+// Set up event channels (see channels.js)
+app.configure(channels);
+
+// Configure a middleware for error handler
+app.use(express.errorHandler({ logger }));
+
+app.hooks(appHooks);
+
+module.exports = app;
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/channels.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/channels.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad36c2850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/channels.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+module.exports = function(app) {
+  if (typeof app.channel !== 'function') {
+    // If no real-time functionality has been configured just return
+    return;
+  }
+
+  app.on('connection', connection => {
+    // On a new real-time connection, add it to the anonymous channel
+    app.channel('anonymous').join(connection);
+  });
+
+  app.on('login', (authResult, { connection }) => {
+    // connection can be undefined if there is no
+    // real-time connection, e.g. when logging in via REST
+    if (connection) {
+      // Obtain the logged in user from the connection
+      // const user = connection.user;
+
+      // The connection is no longer anonymous, remove it
+      app.channel('anonymous').leave(connection);
+
+      // Add it to the authenticated user channel
+      app.channel('authenticated').join(connection);
+
+      // Channels can be named anything and joined on any condition
+
+      // E.g. to send real-time events only to admins use
+      // if(user.isAdmin) { app.channel('admins').join(connection); }
+
+      // If the user has joined e.g. chat rooms
+      // if(Array.isArray(user.rooms)) user.rooms.forEach(room => app.channel(`rooms/${room.id}`).join(channel));
+
+      // Easily organize users by email and userid for things like messaging
+      // app.channel(`emails/${user.email}`).join(channel);
+      // app.channel(`userIds/$(user.id}`).join(channel);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  app.publish((data, hook) => {
+    // Here you can add event publishers to channels set up in `channels.js`
+    // To publish only for a specific event use `app.publish(eventname, () => {})`
+
+    console.log('Publishing all events to all authenticated users. See `channels.js` and https://docs.feathersjs.com/api/channels.html for more information.'); // eslint-disable-line
+
+    // e.g. to publish all service events to all authenticated users use
+    return app.channel('authenticated');
+  });
+
+  // Here you can also add service specific event publishers
+  // e.g. the publish the `users` service `created` event to the `admins` channel
+  // app.service('users').publish('created', () => app.channel('admins'));
+
+  // With the userid and email organization from above you can easily select involved users
+  // app.service('messages').publish(() => {
+  //   return [
+  //     app.channel(`userIds/${data.createdBy}`),
+  //     app.channel(`emails/${data.recipientEmail}`)
+  //   ];
+  // });
+};
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/default.json b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/default.json
index 728827262..c5b8103a4 100644
--- a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/default.json
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/default.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "host": "localhost",
-  "port": 3000
+  "port": 3000,
+  "paginate": {
+    "default": 10,
+    "max": 50
+  }
 }
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/production.json b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/production.json
index 751347e58..2c63c0851 100644
--- a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/production.json
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/config/production.json
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 {
-  "host": "with-featherjs-app.feathersjs.com",
-  "port": 80
 }
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/hooks/log.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/hooks/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6806c9194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/hooks/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// A hook that logs service method before, after and error
+const util = require('util');
+const consola = require('../logger');
+
+module.exports = function() {
+  return context => {
+    // This debugs the service call and a stringified version of the hook context
+    // You can customize the message to your needs
+    consola.debug(
+      `${context.type} app.service('${context.path}').${context.method}()`
+    );
+
+    if (typeof context.toJSON === 'function') {
+      consola.debug('Hook Context', util.inspect(context, { colors: false }));
+    }
+
+    if (context.error && !context.result) {
+      consola.error(context.error);
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/index.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/index.js
index 79ce87390..8faaa14c0 100644
--- a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/index.js
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/index.js
@@ -1,42 +1,34 @@
 'use strict'
-const path = require('path')
-const consola = require('consola')
-const feathers = require('@feathersjs/feathers')
-const express = require('@feathersjs/express')
+const consola = require('consola');
+const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('nuxt');
+const app = require('./app');
+const host = process.env.HOST || '127.0.0.1';
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
-process.env.NODE_CONFIG_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'config/')
+app.set('port', port);
 
-async function start() {
-  const app = express(feathers())
-
-  const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('nuxt<% if (edge) { %>-edge<% } %>')
+// Import and Set Nuxt.js options
+let config = require('../nuxt.config.js');
+config.dev = !(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production');
 
-  // Setup nuxt.js
-  const config = require('../nuxt.config.js')
-  config.rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
-  config.dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
+async function start() {
+  // Init Nuxt.js
+  const nuxt = new Nuxt(config);
 
-  const nuxt = new Nuxt(config)
+  // Build only in dev mode
   if (config.dev) {
-    const builder = new Builder(nuxt)
-    await builder.build()
-  } else {
-    await nuxt.ready()
+    const builder = new Builder(nuxt);
+    await builder.build();
   }
 
-  const configuration = require('@feathersjs/configuration')
-  app.configure(configuration()).use(nuxt.render)
-
-  const host = app.get('host')
-  const port = app.get('port')
-
-  app.listen(port)
+  // Give nuxt middleware to express
+  app.use(nuxt.render);
 
+  // Listen the server
+  app.listen(port, host);
   consola.ready({
-    message: `Feathers application started on ${host}:${port}`,
+    message: `Server listening on http://${host}:${port}`,
     badge: true
-  })
+  });
 }
-
-start()
-
+start();
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/logger.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/logger.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfe8009ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/logger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const { Consola, FancyReporter } = require('consola');
+
+const logger = new Consola({
+  level: 3, // Info level
+  reporters: [new FancyReporter()],
+  types: []
+});
+
+module.exports = logger;
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/middleware/index.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/middleware/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4455535cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/middleware/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+module.exports = function(app) {
+  // Add your custom middleware here. Remember that
+  // in Express, the order matters.
+};
diff --git a/template/frameworks/feathers/server/services/index.js b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/services/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82032bd96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/frameworks/feathers/server/services/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+module.exports = function(app) {};
diff --git a/test/snapshots/index.test.js.md b/test/snapshots/index.test.js.md
index 9401446ab..2b9af2acc 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/index.test.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/index.test.js.md
@@ -311,9 +311,16 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
       'pages/README.md',
       'pages/index.vue',
       'plugins/README.md',
+      'server/app.hooks.js',
+      'server/app.js',
+      'server/channels.js',
       'server/config/default.json',
       'server/config/production.json',
+      'server/hooks/log.js',
       'server/index.js',
+      'server/logger.js',
+      'server/middleware/index.js',
+      'server/services/index.js',
       'static/README.md',
       'static/favicon.ico',
       'store/README.md',
@@ -323,19 +330,33 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
 
     {
       dependencies: {
-        '@feathersjs/configuration': '^2.0.6',
-        '@feathersjs/express': '^1.3.1',
-        '@feathersjs/feathers': '^3.3.1',
+        '@feathersjs/client': '^3.7.3',
+        '@feathersjs/configuration': '^2.0.4',
+        '@feathersjs/errors': '^3.3.4',
+        '@feathersjs/express': '^1.2.7',
+        '@feathersjs/feathers': '^3.2.3',
+        '@feathersjs/socketio': '^3.2.6',
+        compression: '^1.7.3',
+        consola: '^1.4.3',
+        cors: '^2.8.4',
         'cross-env': '^5.2.0',
+        helmet: '^3.13.0',
         nuxt: '^2.4.0',
       },
       devDependencies: {
+        '@feathersjs/cli': '^3.8.5',
         nodemon: '^1.18.9',
       },
+      directories: {
+        config: 'server/config',
+        lib: 'server',
+        test: 'server/test',
+      },
       private: true,
       scripts: {
         build: 'nuxt build',
         dev: 'cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon server/index.js --watch server',
+        feathers: 'feathers',
         generate: 'nuxt generate',
         start: 'cross-env NODE_ENV=production node server/index.js',
       },
diff --git a/test/snapshots/index.test.js.snap b/test/snapshots/index.test.js.snap
index dd2cf462f..672eca487 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/index.test.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/index.test.js.snap differ