server.js

// Invoke 'strict' JavaScript mode
'use strict';

// Set the 'NODE_ENV' variable
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';

// Load the module dependencies
var mongoose = require('./config/mongoose'),
	express = require('./config/express'),
	passport = require('./config/passport');
	
// Create a new Mongoose connection instance
var db = mongoose();

// Create a new Express application instance
var app = express();

// // Start the agenda
var agenda = require('./config/agenda');

// Configure the Passport middleware
var passport = passport();

// Use the Express application instance to listen to the '3000' port
app.listen(8080);

// Log the server status to the console
console.log('Server running at http://localhost:8080/');

// Use the module.exports property to expose our Express application instance for external usage
module.exports = app;