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+const express = require('express');
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+const config = require('./config');
+
+const { db } = config;
+const app = express();
+const port = process.env.PORT || config.app.port;
+
+const connectionString = `${db.prefix}${db.user}:${db.password}@${db.host}/${db.database}`;
+
+console.log(connectionString);
+
+mongoose.connect(connectionString, { useNewUrlParser: true });
+mongoose.set('useFindAndModify', false);
+
+const mongodb = mongoose.connection;
+
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true}));
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+    console.log(`trackmyd-api running. PORT: ${port}`);
+});
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