Node.js Best Practices - Smarter Ways to Manage Config Files and Variables

server.js

// om namah shivay

// requires
const express = require('express');

// environment variables
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';

// uncomment below line to test this code against staging environment
// process.env.NODE_ENV = 'staging';

// config variables
const config = require('./config/config.js');

// module variables
const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.json(global.gConfig);
});

app.listen(global.gConfig.node_port, () => {
    console.log(`${global.gConfig.app_name} listening on port ${global.gConfig.node_port}`);
});