server.js

const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const path = require('path');
const http = require('http');
const app = express();

// API file for interacting with MongoDB
const api = require('./server/routes');


console.log(process.env.NODE_ENV);

// Parsers
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false}));

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
    res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
    next();
});


// Angular DIST output folder
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'dist')));

// API location
app.use('/api', api);

// app.get('/assets', express.static(path.join(__dirname, process.env.NODE_ENV == 'production' ? 'dist/assets' : 'src/assets')));

// Send all other requests to the Angular app
app.get('*', (req, res) => {
    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'dist/index.html'));
});

//Set Port
const port = process.env.PORT || '3000';
app.set('port', port);

const server = http.createServer(app);

server.listen(port, () => console.log(`Running on localhost:${port}`));