First major commit of example project

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.gitignore

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+node_modules/
+.DS_Store

config.js

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+/* 
+  this is all for quick prototyping purposes.  In an ideal scenario
+  some of these configurations would be env variables or there would
+  be multiple config files for dev vs prod
+*/
+
+exports.dbConnection = {
+  host: 'localhost',
+  port: 5432,
+  database: 'express_db_example',
+  username: 'kevinhunt',
+};
+
+exports.secret = 'This is a secret';

express.js

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+const express = require('express');
+const app = express();
+const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
+const port = 3000;
+const routes = require('./routes');
+
+
+app.set('view engine', 'pug');
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true}));
+app.use(cookieParser());
+
+app.use(express.static('public'));
+
+app.use(routes);
+
+
+app.listen(port, () => console.log(`User group app listening on port ${port}!`));