basic bare minimum express server #express

sockets-server.js

import express from 'express';
import http from 'http'
/**
 * Express Set Up
 */
const app = express()
app.set('view engine', 'pug')
app.use('/assets', express.static('assets'));
const server = http.createServer(app);
const io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
server.listen(5050);
io.on('connection', function (socket) {
  socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' });
  socket.on('my other event', function (data) {
    console.log(data);
  });
});