server.js

(function() {
    // set up ======================================================================
    var express = require('express');
    var app = express(); // create our app w/ express
    var port = process.env.PORT || 5000; // set the port
    var morgan = require('morgan');
    var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
    var methodOverride = require('method-override');

    // configuration ===============================================================

    app.use(express.static('./public')); // set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
    app.use(morgan('dev')); // log every request to the console
    app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ 'extended': 'true' })); // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    app.use(bodyParser.json()); // parse application/json
    app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/vnd.api+json' })); // parse application/vnd.api+json as json
    app.use(methodOverride('X-HTTP-Method-Override')); // override with the X-HTTP-Method-Override header in the request

    // redirections
    console.log(__dirname);
    app.use('/my_images', express.static(__dirname + '/my_images/'));
    app.use('/upload_module', express.static(__dirname + '/node_modules/ng-file-upload/dist/'));
    app.use('/angular-deckgrid', express.static(__dirname + '/node_modules/angular-deckgrid/'));
    // app.use('/scripts', express.static(__dirname + '/scripts/'));
    // app.use('/secrets', express.static(__dirname + '/app/secrets/'));
    // app.use('/slider_module', express.static(__dirname + '/node_modules/angularjs-slider/dist/'));

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

    // listen (start app with node server.js) ======================================
    app.listen(port);
    console.log("The magic begins on port " + port);

}());