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How to use socket.io with Express 3
/**
* Module dependencies.
*/
var express = require('express')
, routes = require('./routes')
, http = require('http');
var app = express();
var server = app.listen(3000);
var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
app.configure(function(){
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);
});
app.configure('development', function(){
app.use(express.errorHandler());
});
app.get('/', routes.index);
console.log("Express server listening on port 3000");
@mackeyguenther
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👍

@titechnologies
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Good one... Thanks alot!!!

@mikes16
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mikes16 commented Mar 11, 2015

Niceeee!! Thank you!! ;)

@bsautron
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Excellent

@peheje
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peheje commented Jan 18, 2016

Works like a charm. Stackoverflow posts failed to help me, but this works like a charm.

@jpna
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jpna commented Jan 10, 2017

Very helpful, thank you!

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