app.js

// Require express to handle our http stuff later on.
var express = require("express");

// Require EJS - our templating system for views.
var ejs = require("ejs");
ejs.open = "<?";
ejs.close = "?>"; // Use javascript in view files with <? ... ?>

// Express can be used under the `app` namespace.
var app = express();

// Use static files in the "/public" directory.
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "public")));

// Just some view stuff
app.set("views", path.join(__dirname, "views")); // Set views directory to "/views"
app.set("view engine", "ejs"); // Use EJS as our templating system.

// Initialize the server using node...
var server = app.listen(3000, function() {
    console.log("Your blog is now running on port %d...", server.address().port);
});

// Fire up the server when this file is executed.
module.exports = server;

package.json

{
  "name": "NodexBook",
  "description": "My snazzy new blog built with Node, Express and Bookshelf.",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "4.6.1",
    "ejs": "1.0.0",
    "strftime": "0.8.1",
    "knex": "0.6.22",
    "bookshelf": "0.7.7",
    "sqlite3": "2.2.4"
  }
}