CodeCards/backend/index.js

require('dotenv').config();
const express = require('express');

// Invoke express app
const app = express();

const APIRoutes = require('./routes/api');

// Middleware to log requests 
app.use((req, res, next) => {
    let time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
    console.log(time + ' | Request received | path: ' + req.path + ' | method: ' + req.method);
    next();
});

app.use(APIRoutes);

// Listen on port set in .env
app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
    console.log('Server is listening on port ' + process.env.PORT);
});