Drop Node 16 support

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
 ### Checklist
 - [ ] I have recreated the issue in the vanilla starter kit _(this is a template repo, some issues may be related to code or configuration that has been added outside the starter kit)_.
-- [ ] I am using a supported version of Node _(all LTS versions, currently 16.x, 18.x and 20.x)_ and NPM _(not Yarn)_.
+- [ ] I am using a supported version of Node _(all LTS versions, currently 18.x and 20.x)_ and NPM _(not Yarn)_.
 - [ ] I have installed the correct dependencies _(run `npm ci` if you're unsure, this will clear `node_modules/` and install based on the `package-lock.json`)_.
 
 ### To reproduce

.github/workflows/push.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [ '16.17', '16', '18.3', '18', '20' ]
+        node: [ '18.3', '18', '20' ]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [![Deploy to Heroku](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://heroku.com/deploy)
 
  - [x] Full stack ES8+ with [Babel]
- - [x] [Node] LTS support (verified working on 16.x, 18.x and 20.x LTS releases)
+ - [x] [Node] LTS support (verified working on 18.x and 20.x LTS releases)
  - [x] [Express] server
  - [x] Logging with [Winston] and [Morgan]
  - [x] [React] client with [Webpack]

bin/files/README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [![Deploy to Render](https://render.com/images/deploy-to-render-button.svg)](https://render.com/deploy)
 
  - [x] Full stack ES8+ with [Babel]
- - [x] [Node] LTS support (verified working on 16.x, 18.x and 20.x LTS releases)
+ - [x] [Node] LTS support (verified working on 18.x and 20.x LTS releases)
  - [x] [Express] server
  - [x] Logging with [Winston] and [Morgan]
  - [x] [React] client with [Webpack]

package.json

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "winston": "^3.10.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.17 || ^18.3 || ^20",
+    "node": "^18.3 || ^20",
     "npm": ">=8"
   }
 }

server/.babelrc

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "extends": "../.babelrc",
   "presets": [
-    ["@babel/preset-env", { "targets": { "node": 16 } }]
+    ["@babel/preset-env", { "targets": { "node": 18 } }]
   ]
 }