app.js

// settings
var env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
// new relic integration
if (env != 'development') {
    // we are in prod environment

    // run new relic
    require('newrelic');
    console.log('Newrelic has run');
}

var connection = require('./db.connection.js');
var server = require('./server');
var mergeTool = require('./tools/merge');
module.exports = connection.db()
    .then(mergeTool.mergeConversationsToLastMessageFrom)
    .then(function(){
        server();
        return true;
    });

gulpfile.js

'use strict';

var gulp = require('gulp');

gulp.paths = {
    src: 'public',
    dist: 'public/dist',
    tmp: '.tmp',
    views: 'views',
    www: "www"
};

require('require-dir')('./gulp');

gulp.task('build', ['clean'], function () {
    gulp.start('buildapp');
});

gulp.task('default', function () {
    gulp.start('serve');
});