index.js

const express = require("express");
const path = require("path");
const serveStatic = require("serve-static");
const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const Spec = require("./api/models/cullModel").default;
const config = require("./config");
const dbURI = process.env.dbURI || config.dbURI;
const cron = require("node-cron");
const getSpecs = require("./getSpecs");

// Get Specs on server start up, and then everyday at 12pm.
getSpecs();
cron.schedule("0 12 * * *", () => {
    getSpecs();
});

mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
mongoose.connect(dbURI, {
    useNewUrlParser: true,
    useUnifiedTopology: true,
});

app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, "/public"), { extensions: ["html"] }));

const routes = require("./api/routes/cullRoute"); //importing route
routes(app); //register the route

app.get("*", (req, res) => {
    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname + "/public/index.html"));
});

app.listen(port);