Setting up Dust.js

app.js

// Module dependencies.
var express = require('express')
    , routes = require('./routes')
    , http = require('http')
    , fs = require('fs')
    , path = require('path')
    , cons = require('consolidate')

var app = express();

// assign the dust engine to .dust files
app.engine('dust', cons.dust);

app.configure(function(){
    app.set('view engine', 'dust');
    app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
    app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public', {redirect: false}));
    app.use(express.bodyParser());
    app.use(express.session({ secret: 'very_unique_secret_string',
        cookie: { maxAge: 1800000 }}));
    app.use(app.router);
 });

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('index', {
    title: 'Testing out dust.js server-side rendering'
  });
});