Starter template for NodeJS - ExpressJS setup.

server.js

const path = require('path')
const express = require('express')
const mongoose = require('mongoose')
const helmet = require('helmet') // Express App Security - Headers
const cors = require('cors')
const morgan = require('morgan') // Logging Request
const yup = require('yup') // Schema Validations

const app = express()
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000

app.use(express.json()) // Body Parser Middleware

app.use(cors({
  origin: "*",
  optionsSuccessStatus: 200
 }))

app.use(helmet())
app.use(morgan('common')) // Logging API Calls

// All API Routes

app.use(express.static('client/build')) // Middleware for serving static assets

app.get('*', (req,res) => {
    res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname,'client','build','index.html')) // For CRA
})

app.listen(PORT, (err) => {
  if(err) return console.log('Error occured while starting the App')
  console.log(`Server up and running at Port ${PORT}`)
})