server.js

// tools ===
var express  = require('express');
var app 	 = express();
var port 	 = process.env.PORT || 8080;
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var passport = require('passport');
var flash 	 = require('connect-flash');

var configDB = require('./config/private_database.js');

// configuration ===
mongoose.connect(configDB.url); // connect our database

require('./config/passport')(passport); // pass passport for configuration

app.configure(function() {

	// set up our express application 
	app.use(express.logger('dev')); // log every request to the console
	app.use(express.cookieParser()); // read cookies (needed for auth)
	app.use(express.bodyParser()); // get information from html forms

	app.set('view engine', 'ejs'); // set up ejs for templating

	//required for passport
	app.use(express.session({ secret: 'kalechipsinkaledips'}));
	app.use(passport.initialize());
	app.use(passport.session()); // persistent login sessions
	app.use(flash()); // use connect-flash for flash messages stored in session

});

// routes ===
require('./app/routes.js')(app, passport); // load our routes and pass in our app and fully configured passport

// launch ===
app.listen(port);
console.log('The magic happens on port ' + port);


/* === Credit === */
//http://scotch.io/tutorials/javascript/easy-node-authentication-linking-all-accounts-together