diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 3bdb77b92..c9ce63c8f 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,75 +1,5 @@
-/*eslint max-lines: ["warn", {"max": 300, "skipBlankLines": true, "skipComments": true}]*/
-const _ = require('lodash');
-const jwt = require('jwt-simple');
-const express = require('express');
-const yaml = require('js-yaml');
-const app = express();
-
-const homebrewApi = require('./server/homebrew.api.js');
-const GoogleActions = require('./server/googleActions.js');
-const serveCompressedStaticAssets = require('./server/static-assets.mv.js');
-const sanitizeFilename = require('sanitize-filename');
-const asyncHandler = require('express-async-handler');
-
-const brewAccessTypes = ['edit', 'share', 'raw'];
-
-//Get the brew object from the HB database or Google Drive
-const getBrewFromId = asyncHandler(async (id, accessType)=>{
-	if(!brewAccessTypes.includes(accessType))
-		throw ('Invalid Access Type when getting brew');
-	let brew;
-	if(id.length > 12) {
-		const googleId = id.slice(0, -12);
-		id             = id.slice(-12);
-		brew = await GoogleActions.readFileMetadata(config.get('google_api_key'), googleId, id, accessType);
-	} else {
-		brew = await HomebrewModel.get(accessType == 'edit' ? { editId: id } : { shareId: id });
-		brew = brew.toObject(); // Convert MongoDB object to standard Javascript Object
-	}
-
-	brew = sanitizeBrew(brew, accessType === 'edit' ? false : true);
-	//Split brew.text into text and style
-	//unless the Access Type is RAW, in which case return immediately
-	if(accessType == 'raw') {
-		return brew;
-	}
-	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
-	return brew;
-});
-
-const sanitizeBrew = (brew, full=false)=>{
-	delete brew._id;
-	delete brew.__v;
-	if(full){
-		delete brew.editId;
-	}
-	return brew;
-};
-
-const splitTextStyleAndMetadata = (brew)=>{
-	brew.text = brew.text.replaceAll('\r\n', '\n');
-	if(brew.text.startsWith('```metadata')) {
-		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
-		const metadataSection = brew.text.slice(12, index - 1);
-		const metadata = yaml.load(metadataSection);
-		Object.assign(brew, _.pick(metadata, ['title', 'description', 'tags', 'systems', 'renderer']));
-		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
-	}
-	if(brew.text.startsWith('```css')) {
-		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
-		brew.style = brew.text.slice(7, index - 1);
-		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
-	}
-};
-
-app.use('/', serveCompressedStaticAssets(`${__dirname}/build`));
-
-process.chdir(__dirname);
-
-//app.use(express.static(`${__dirname}/build`));
-app.use(require('body-parser').json({ limit: '25mb' }));
-app.use(require('cookie-parser')());
-app.use(require('./server/forcessl.mw.js'));
+const DB = require('./server/db.js');
+const server = require('./server/app.js');
 
 const config = require('nconf')
 	.argv()
@@ -77,226 +7,11 @@ const config = require('nconf')
 	.file('environment', { file: `config/${process.env.NODE_ENV}.json` })
 	.file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' });
 
-// DB
-const DB = require('./server/db.js');
-DB.connect(config);
-
-//Account Middleware
-app.use((req, res, next)=>{
-	if(req.cookies && req.cookies.nc_session){
-		try {
-			req.account = jwt.decode(req.cookies.nc_session, config.get('secret'));
-			//console.log("Just loaded up JWT from cookie:");
-			//console.log(req.account);
-		} catch (e){}
-	}
-
-	req.config = {
-		google_client_id     : config.get('google_client_id'),
-		google_client_secret : config.get('google_client_secret')
-	};
-	return next();
-});
-
-app.use(homebrewApi);
-app.use(require('./server/admin.api.js'));
-
-const HomebrewModel  = require('./server/homebrew.model.js').model;
-const welcomeText    = require('fs').readFileSync('./client/homebrew/pages/homePage/welcome_msg.md', 'utf8');
-const welcomeTextV3  = require('fs').readFileSync('./client/homebrew/pages/homePage/welcome_msg_v3.md', 'utf8');
-const changelogText  = require('fs').readFileSync('./changelog.md', 'utf8');
-const faqText        = require('fs').readFileSync('./faq.md', 'utf8');
-
-String.prototype.replaceAll = function(s, r){return this.split(s).join(r);};
-
-//Robots.txt
-app.get('/robots.txt', (req, res)=>{
-	return res.sendFile(`${__dirname}/robots.txt`);
-});
-
-//Home page
-app.get('/', async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = {
-		text : welcomeText
-	};
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-});
-
-//Home page v3
-app.get('/v3_preview', async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = {
-		text     : welcomeTextV3,
-		renderer : 'V3'
-	};
-	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-});
-
-//Changelog page
-app.get('/changelog', async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = {
-		title    : 'Changelog',
-		text     : changelogText,
-		renderer : 'V3'
-	};
-	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-});
-
-//FAQ page
-app.get('/faq', async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = {
-		title    : 'FAQ',
-		text     : faqText,
-		renderer : 'V3'
-	};
-	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-});
-
-//Source page
-app.get('/source/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res)=>{
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'raw');
-
-	const replaceStrings = { '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;' };
-	let text = brew.text;
-	for (const replaceStr in replaceStrings) {
-		text = text.replaceAll(replaceStr, replaceStrings[replaceStr]);
-	}
-	text = `<code><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;">${text}</pre></code>`;
-	res.status(200).send(text);
-}));
-
-//Download brew source page
-app.get('/download/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res)=>{
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'raw');
-	const prefix = 'HB - ';
-
-	let fileName = sanitizeFilename(`${prefix}${brew.title}`).replaceAll(' ', '');
-	if(!fileName || !fileName.length) { fileName = `${prefix}-Untitled-Brew`; };
-	res.set({
-		'Cache-Control'       : 'no-cache',
-		'Content-Type'        : 'text/plain',
-		'Content-Disposition' : `attachment; filename="${fileName}.txt"`
+DB.connect(config).then(()=>{
+	// Ensure that we have successfully connected to the database
+	// before launching server
+	const PORT = process.env.PORT || config.get('web_port') || 8000;
+	server.app.listen(PORT, ()=>{
+		console.log(`server on port: ${PORT}`);
 	});
-	res.status(200).send(brew.text);
-}));
-
-//User Page
-app.get('/user/:username', async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const ownAccount = req.account && (req.account.username == req.params.username);
-
-	let brews = await HomebrewModel.getByUser(req.params.username, ownAccount)
-	.catch((err)=>{
-		console.log(err);
-	});
-
-	if(ownAccount && req?.account?.googleId){
-		const googleBrews = await GoogleActions.listGoogleBrews(req, res)
-		.catch((err)=>{
-			console.error(err);
-		});
-
-		if(googleBrews)
-			brews = _.concat(brews, googleBrews);
-	}
-
-	req.brews = _.map(brews, (brew)=>{
-		return sanitizeBrew(brew, !ownAccount);
-	});
-
-	return next();
-});
-
-//Edit Page
-app.get('/edit/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
-	res.header('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store');	//reload the latest saved brew when pressing back button, not the cached version before save.
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'edit');
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-}));
-
-//New Page
-app.get('/new/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
-	brew.title = `CLONE - ${brew.title}`;
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-}));
-
-//Share Page
-app.get('/share/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
-
-	if(req.params.id.length > 12) {
-		const googleId = req.params.id.slice(0, -12);
-		const shareId = req.params.id.slice(-12);
-		await GoogleActions.increaseView(googleId, shareId, 'share', brew)
-					.catch((err)=>{next(err);});
-	} else {
-		await HomebrewModel.increaseView({ shareId: brew.shareId });
-	}
-
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-}));
-
-//Print Page
-app.get('/print/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
-	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
-	req.brew = brew;
-	return next();
-}));
-
-//Render the page
-const templateFn = require('./client/template.js');
-app.use((req, res)=>{
-	const props = {
-		version     : require('./package.json').version,
-		url         : req.originalUrl,
-		brew        : req.brew,
-		brews       : req.brews,
-		googleBrews : req.googleBrews,
-		account     : req.account,
-		enable_v3   : config.get('enable_v3')
-	};
-	templateFn('homebrew', title = req.brew ? req.brew.title : '', props)
-        .then((page)=>{ res.send(page); })
-        .catch((err)=>{
-        	console.log(err);
-        	return res.sendStatus(500);
-        });
-});
-
-//v=====----- Error-Handling Middleware -----=====v//
-//Format Errors so all fields will be sent
-const replaceErrors = (key, value)=>{
-	if(value instanceof Error) {
-		const error = {};
-		Object.getOwnPropertyNames(value).forEach(function (key) {
-			error[key] = value[key];
-		});
-		return error;
-	}
-	return value;
-};
-
-const getPureError = (error)=>{
-	return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(error, replaceErrors));
-};
-
-app.use((err, req, res, next)=>{
-	const status = err.status || 500;
-	console.error(err);
-	res.status(status).send(getPureError(err));
-});
-//^=====--------------------------------------=====^//
-
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || config.get('web_port') || 8000;
-app.listen(PORT, ()=>{
-	console.log(`server on port:${PORT}`);
 });
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c36533b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+/*eslint max-lines: ["warn", {"max": 300, "skipBlankLines": true, "skipComments": true}]*/
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const jwt = require('jwt-simple');
+const express = require('express');
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+const app = express();
+
+const homebrewApi = require('./homebrew.api.js');
+const GoogleActions = require('./googleActions.js');
+const serveCompressedStaticAssets = require('./static-assets.mv.js');
+const sanitizeFilename = require('sanitize-filename');
+const asyncHandler = require('express-async-handler');
+
+const brewAccessTypes = ['edit', 'share', 'raw'];
+
+//Get the brew object from the HB database or Google Drive
+const getBrewFromId = asyncHandler(async (id, accessType)=>{
+	if(!brewAccessTypes.includes(accessType))
+		throw ('Invalid Access Type when getting brew');
+	let brew;
+	if(id.length > 12) {
+		const googleId = id.slice(0, -12);
+		id             = id.slice(-12);
+		brew = await GoogleActions.readFileMetadata(config.get('google_api_key'), googleId, id, accessType);
+	} else {
+		brew = await HomebrewModel.get(accessType == 'edit' ? { editId: id } : { shareId: id });
+		brew = brew.toObject(); // Convert MongoDB object to standard Javascript Object
+	}
+
+	brew = sanitizeBrew(brew, accessType === 'edit' ? false : true);
+	//Split brew.text into text and style
+	//unless the Access Type is RAW, in which case return immediately
+	if(accessType == 'raw') {
+		return brew;
+	}
+	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
+	return brew;
+});
+
+const sanitizeBrew = (brew, full=false)=>{
+	delete brew._id;
+	delete brew.__v;
+	if(full){
+		delete brew.editId;
+	}
+	return brew;
+};
+
+const splitTextStyleAndMetadata = (brew)=>{
+	brew.text = brew.text.replaceAll('\r\n', '\n');
+	if(brew.text.startsWith('```metadata')) {
+		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
+		const metadataSection = brew.text.slice(12, index - 1);
+		const metadata = yaml.load(metadataSection);
+		Object.assign(brew, _.pick(metadata, ['title', 'description', 'tags', 'systems', 'renderer']));
+		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
+	}
+	if(brew.text.startsWith('```css')) {
+		const index = brew.text.indexOf('```\n\n');
+		brew.style = brew.text.slice(7, index - 1);
+		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
+	}
+};
+
+app.use('/', serveCompressedStaticAssets(`${__dirname}/../build`));
+
+process.chdir(__dirname);
+
+//app.use(express.static(`${__dirname}/build`));
+app.use(require('body-parser').json({ limit: '25mb' }));
+app.use(require('cookie-parser')());
+app.use(require('./forcessl.mw.js'));
+
+// FIXME: the config should be passed as an argument for the app
+const config = require('nconf')
+	.argv()
+	.env({ lowerCase: true })
+	.file('environment', { file: `config/${process.env.NODE_ENV}.json` })
+	.file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' });
+
+//Account Middleware
+app.use((req, res, next)=>{
+	if(req.cookies && req.cookies.nc_session){
+		try {
+			req.account = jwt.decode(req.cookies.nc_session, config.get('secret'));
+			//console.log("Just loaded up JWT from cookie:");
+			//console.log(req.account);
+		} catch (e){}
+	}
+
+	req.config = {
+		google_client_id     : config.get('google_client_id'),
+		google_client_secret : config.get('google_client_secret')
+	};
+	return next();
+});
+
+app.use(homebrewApi);
+app.use(require('./admin.api.js'));
+
+const HomebrewModel  = require('./homebrew.model.js').model;
+const welcomeText    = require('fs').readFileSync('./../client/homebrew/pages/homePage/welcome_msg.md', 'utf8');
+const welcomeTextV3  = require('fs').readFileSync('./../client/homebrew/pages/homePage/welcome_msg_v3.md', 'utf8');
+const changelogText  = require('fs').readFileSync('./../changelog.md', 'utf8');
+const faqText        = require('fs').readFileSync('./../faq.md', 'utf8');
+
+String.prototype.replaceAll = function(s, r){return this.split(s).join(r);};
+
+//Robots.txt
+app.get('/robots.txt', (req, res)=>{
+	return res.sendFile(`${__dirname}/robots.txt`);
+});
+
+//Home page
+app.get('/', async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = {
+		text : welcomeText
+	};
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+});
+
+//Home page v3
+app.get('/v3_preview', async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = {
+		text     : welcomeTextV3,
+		renderer : 'V3'
+	};
+	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+});
+
+//Changelog page
+app.get('/changelog', async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = {
+		title    : 'Changelog',
+		text     : changelogText,
+		renderer : 'V3'
+	};
+	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+});
+
+//FAQ page
+app.get('/faq', async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = {
+		title    : 'FAQ',
+		text     : faqText,
+		renderer : 'V3'
+	};
+	splitTextStyleAndMetadata(brew);
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+});
+
+//Source page
+app.get('/source/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res)=>{
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'raw');
+
+	const replaceStrings = { '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;' };
+	let text = brew.text;
+	for (const replaceStr in replaceStrings) {
+		text = text.replaceAll(replaceStr, replaceStrings[replaceStr]);
+	}
+	text = `<code><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;">${text}</pre></code>`;
+	res.status(200).send(text);
+}));
+
+//Download brew source page
+app.get('/download/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res)=>{
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'raw');
+	const prefix = 'HB - ';
+
+	let fileName = sanitizeFilename(`${prefix}${brew.title}`).replaceAll(' ', '');
+	if(!fileName || !fileName.length) { fileName = `${prefix}-Untitled-Brew`; };
+	res.set({
+		'Cache-Control'       : 'no-cache',
+		'Content-Type'        : 'text/plain',
+		'Content-Disposition' : `attachment; filename="${fileName}.txt"`
+	});
+	res.status(200).send(brew.text);
+}));
+
+//User Page
+app.get('/user/:username', async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const ownAccount = req.account && (req.account.username == req.params.username);
+
+	let brews = await HomebrewModel.getByUser(req.params.username, ownAccount)
+	.catch((err)=>{
+		console.log(err);
+	});
+
+	if(ownAccount && req?.account?.googleId){
+		const googleBrews = await GoogleActions.listGoogleBrews(req, res)
+		.catch((err)=>{
+			console.error(err);
+		});
+
+		if(googleBrews)
+			brews = _.concat(brews, googleBrews);
+	}
+
+	req.brews = _.map(brews, (brew)=>{
+		return sanitizeBrew(brew, !ownAccount);
+	});
+
+	return next();
+});
+
+//Edit Page
+app.get('/edit/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
+	res.header('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store');	//reload the latest saved brew when pressing back button, not the cached version before save.
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'edit');
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+}));
+
+//New Page
+app.get('/new/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
+	brew.title = `CLONE - ${brew.title}`;
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+}));
+
+//Share Page
+app.get('/share/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
+
+	if(req.params.id.length > 12) {
+		const googleId = req.params.id.slice(0, -12);
+		const shareId = req.params.id.slice(-12);
+		await GoogleActions.increaseView(googleId, shareId, 'share', brew)
+					.catch((err)=>{next(err);});
+	} else {
+		await HomebrewModel.increaseView({ shareId: brew.shareId });
+	}
+
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+}));
+
+//Print Page
+app.get('/print/:id', asyncHandler(async (req, res, next)=>{
+	const brew = await getBrewFromId(req.params.id, 'share');
+	req.brew = brew;
+	return next();
+}));
+
+//Render the page
+const templateFn = require('./../client/template.js');
+app.use((req, res)=>{
+	const props = {
+		version     : require('./../package.json').version,
+		url         : req.originalUrl,
+		brew        : req.brew,
+		brews       : req.brews,
+		googleBrews : req.googleBrews,
+		account     : req.account,
+		enable_v3   : config.get('enable_v3')
+	};
+	templateFn('homebrew', title = req.brew ? req.brew.title : '', props)
+        .then((page)=>{ res.send(page); })
+        .catch((err)=>{
+        	console.log(err);
+        	return res.sendStatus(500);
+        });
+});
+
+//v=====----- Error-Handling Middleware -----=====v//
+//Format Errors so all fields will be sent
+const replaceErrors = (key, value)=>{
+	if(value instanceof Error) {
+		const error = {};
+		Object.getOwnPropertyNames(value).forEach(function (key) {
+			error[key] = value[key];
+		});
+		return error;
+	}
+	return value;
+};
+
+const getPureError = (error)=>{
+	return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(error, replaceErrors));
+};
+
+app.use((err, req, res, next)=>{
+	const status = err.status || 500;
+	console.error(err);
+	res.status(status).send(getPureError(err));
+});
+//^=====--------------------------------------=====^//
+
+module.exports = {
+	app : app
+};