express-seed

An empty website using nodejs + express + handlerbars + sass + bower + grunt + mysql.

Development environment setup

Prerequisites

Dependencies

Gulp (task automation)
Bower (package management)
Less (css tool)

Installation

Run the commands below in the project root directory.

1. Install Gulp and Bower

$ sudo npm install -g gulp bower

2. Install project dependencies

$ npm install
$ bower install

Useful commands

Running web site

To start the web server, run:

$ gulp dev

To access the local server, enter the following URL into your web browser:

http://localhost:3000/

Directory Layout

client/                 --> all of the client files
  app/                  --> javascript files
  assets/               --> public asset files
    css/                --> css files
    img/                --> image files
    font/               --> font files
  less/                 --> sass files, build css files
schema/                 --> db schema
server/                 --> all of the server files
  config/               --> server config
  controllers/          --> application controllers
  helpers/              --> helpers for views
  middleware/           --> middleware for express
  models/               --> data models
  routes/               --> routes
  views/                --> view files
  app.js                --> application
  logger.js             --> help to log
  utils.js              --> util library
shared/                 --> client and server common files
bower.json              --> config file for bower
config.development.js   --> config file for development
config.js               --> default config file. merge `config.*environment*.js` file
gulpfile.js             --> gulp file

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