Rampeur
25 lines
1.2 KiB
JavaScript
25 lines
1.2 KiB
JavaScript
const http = require('http'); // import the http module from node.js core to create a server instance
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const app = require('./app'); // import the express app from the app.js file
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const connectDB = require('./services/connectDB');
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const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000; // set the port number to be used by the server instance
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/* create a server instance using the http.createServer method
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* there is no right or wrong way to create a server instance weather using the http.createServer method or the app.listen method
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* I usualy use the http.createServer method because it gives me more control over the server instance like adding a socket.io instance to the server instance
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*/
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const server = http.createServer(app);
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// Adding server instance inside a callback function also gives a flexibility to add more logic before starting the server
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const startServer = () => {
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// Listen to the server instance on the specified port number
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connectDB(); // connect to the database before starting the server
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server.listen(PORT, () => {
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console.log(
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`Server is running on port ${PORT} AND NODE_ENV is ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`
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);
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});
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};
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startServer(); // start the server instance
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