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//import express
const express = require('express')
//import ejs
const ejs = require('ejs')
//load express
const app = express()
//set port number
const port = 5000
//tell express to use ejs as our template/view engine
app.set('view engine', 'ejs')
//tell express to use pages as our views directory
app.set('views', './pages')
//route to homepage
app.get( '/', (req, res) => {
//render the template for the homepage
res.render('home');
})
//listen on the port number
app.listen(port, () =>{
console.log("App is live")
})
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