sample gulpfile.js created at @phxjs

phxjs-gulpfile.js

//jshint node:true
'use strict';

var gulp = require('gulp');

var less = require('gulp-less');
var uglify = require('gulp-uglify');
var gulpIf = require('gulp-if');

var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');


gulp.task('scripts', function () {
	return gulp.src('./public/js/**/*.js')
		.pipe(uglify())
		.pipe(gulp.dest('./public/jsmin'));
});

gulp.task('css', function (cb) {
	gulp.src(['./public/css/**/*.less', './public/css/**/*.css'])
		.pipe(gulpIf('*.less', less()))
		.pipe(gulp.dest('./public/cssmin'))
		.on('end', cb)
		.on('finish', cb);
});

gulp.task('startup', ['css', 'scripts'], function (cb) {
	var app = express();
	app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'public')));
	app.listen(3000, function (err) {
		console.log('the server is running on port '+3000);
		cb(err);
	});
});

gulp.task('default', ['scripts', 'css', 'startup']);
// run this from the command line: `gulp`