server.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var http = require('http');

var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');

//change name after we change the placeholder.js
var db = require('./db/config');
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080;


// see routes line 144 for description
var specialHashRegex = '/^(([^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+(\.[^<>()\[\]\\.,;:\s@"]+)*)|(".+"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/';

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

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

app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`App listening on port ${PORT}`);
  console.log('Press Ctrl+C to quit.');
});