Express Skeleton

An empty Express app for demonstration purposes. Includes a single route.

Running the server

Dependencies

$> npm install
# optional, for debugging node:
$> sudo npm install -g node-inspector

Read instructions on how to run node-inspector for debugging purpoises.

Building the Application

Before running the application, you have to build it:

$> make build

Configuring the Application

Copy the file example-config.js and save it as config.js. Run through the different example settings and change them to fit your configuration.

NOTE: config.js is ignored by git. This is a security feature as you will be storing secret keys and passwords in this file.

If you want to back it up or deploy this file yo your production environment, you must copy it manually. The app will not run without config.js.

Running the Application

Start app with the inspector:

$> node-debug app.js

Browser should start inspector automatically. It will auto-break on the first, you must manually press the "resume executio" button in the debugger.

NOTE: if on older version of node-inspector, run node install -g node-inspector to upgrade.

Start the node server without inspector:

$> node app.js

Deploying

Environment Variables

If other than localhost:3000, change HOST to correct address.

Running Tests

$> make test [testfiles='path/to/testfile.js']