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+import express from 'express';
+import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
+import cors from 'cors';
+
+import users from './routes/users';
+import privateUsers from './routes/PrivateUsers';
+import privateTickets from './routes/PrivateTickets';
+import categories from './routes/categories';
+import tickets from './routes/tickets';
+import authentication from './helpers/authentication';
+
+const mongoose = require('./config/database');
+
+const app = express();
+
+app.set('secretKey', 'ciccio'); // sostituire con variabili ambiente
+app.disable('etag');
+
+// connection to mongodb
+mongoose.connection.on('error', console.error.bind(console, 'MongoDB connection error:'));
+
+// middleware
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use(cors());
+
+// routes
+app.use('/api/users', users);
+app.use('/api/tickets', tickets);
+app.use('/api/categories', categories);
+
+// private routes
+app.use('/api/tickets', authentication, privateTickets);
+app.use('/api/users', authentication, privateUsers);
+
+// listen
+app.listen(3001, () => {
+  console.log('Server started');
+});