server.js

const express = require('express'),
	mongoose = require('mongoose'),
	bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
	cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'),
    methodOverride = require('method-override'),
	cors = require('cors'),
	app = express();

const env = process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
	envConfig = require('./server/env')[env];

require('./database');

// hack to use async-await in controllers
require('express-async-errors');

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(cors());
app.use(methodOverride());
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

require('./server/routes')(app);

app.listen(envConfig.port, function(){
  console.log('Server listening on port ' + envConfig.port)
});