server.js

// set up ========================
var express  = require('express');
var app      = express();                               // create our app w/ express
// var mongoose = require('mongoose');                     // mongoose for mongodb
var morgan = require('morgan');             // log requests to the console (express4)
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');    // pull information from HTML POST (express4)
var methodOverride = require('method-override'); // simulate DELETE and PUT (express4)


// configuration =================
app.use(morgan('dev'));                                         // log every request to the console
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({'extended':'false'}));            // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
app.use(bodyParser.json());                                     // parse application/json
app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); // parse application/vnd.api+json as json
app.use(methodOverride());

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

// mongoose.connect('mongodb://node:nodeuser@mongo.onmodulus.net:27017/uwO3mypu');     // connect to mongoDB database on modulus.io
console.log("__dirname", __dirname);
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/app'));                 // set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users

app.use(function(req, res) {
    // Use res.sendfile, as it streams instead of reading the file into memory.
    res.sendFile(__dirname + '/app/index.html');
});


// listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
app.listen(8080);
console.log("App listening on port 8080");