server.js

'use strict';

// Default node environment to development
process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

var express = require('express'),
    socketio = require('socket.io'),
    mongoose= require('mongoose');

var path = require('path'),
    fs = require('fs');

// Application Config
var config = require(path.join(__dirname,'/config/config'));

// Connect to database
var db = mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);

db.connection.on('error',function(){
    console.log('********************************************');
    console.log('*          MongoDB Process not running     *');
    console.log('********************************************\n');

    process.exit(1);
})

// check system 
require('./app/others/system-check')();
// Bootstrap models
var modelsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'app/models');
fs.readdirSync(modelsPath).forEach(function (file) {
    require(modelsPath + '/' + file);
});

var app = express();

// Express settings
require('./config/express')(app);

// Start server
var server;
if (config.https) {
    var https_options = {
        ca: fs.readFileSync("/home/ec2-user/.ssh/ca-chain.crt"),
        key: fs.readFileSync("/home/ec2-user/.ssh/nodeims.key"),
        cert: fs.readFileSync("/home/ec2-user/.ssh/STAR_nodeims_com.crt")
    };
    server = require('https').createServer(https_options, app);

    require('http').createServer(app).listen(80);
}
else {
    server = require('http').createServer(app);
}

var io = socketio.listen(server);

//Bootstrap socket.io
require('./app/controllers/server-socket').startSIO(io);
require('./app/controllers/scheduler');

server.listen(config.port, function () {
    console.log('Express server listening on port %d in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
});

// Expose app
module.exports = app;