const DB = require('./server/db.js'); const server = require('./server/app.js'); const config = require('nconf') .argv() .env({ lowerCase: true }) .file('environment', { file: `${__dirname}/config/${process.env.NODE_ENV}.json` }) .file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' }); 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}`); }); });