start.js

// Make sure we are running node 7.6+
const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(parseFloat);
if (major < 7 || (major === 7 && minor <= 5)) {
  console.log(
    "🛑 🌮 🐶 💪 💩\nHey You! \n\t ya you! \n\t\tBuster! \n\tYou're on an older version of node that doesn't support the latest and greatest things we are learning (Async + Await)! Please go to nodejs.org and download version 7.6 or greater. 👌\n "
  );
  process.exit();
}

// import environmental variables from our variables.env file
require("dotenv").config({ path: "variables.env" });

// Start our app!
const app = require("./app");

app.set("port", process.env.PORT || 7777);
const server = app.listen(app.get("port"), () => {
  console.log(`Express running → PORT ${server.address().port}`);
});