server connects to localhost

.env

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORT=8088

package-lock.json

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
         "express": "^4.17.3"
       }
     },
@@ -143,6 +144,14 @@
         "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qD9WU0MPM4SWLPJy/r2Be+2WgQj8plChsyrCNQzW/0WjvcJQiKQJ9mH3ZgB3fxbUUxgc/11ZJ0Fi5KiimWGz2Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -845,6 +854,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/destroy/-/destroy-1.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-2sJGJTaXIIaR1w4iJSNoN0hnMY7Gpc/n8D4qSCJw8QqFWXf7cuAgnEHxBpweaVcPevC2l3KpjYCx3NypQQgaJg=="
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qD9WU0MPM4SWLPJy/r2Be+2WgQj8plChsyrCNQzW/0WjvcJQiKQJ9mH3ZgB3fxbUUxgc/11ZJ0Fi5KiimWGz2Q=="
+    },
     "ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",

package.json

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.3"
   }
 }

server.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const app = express();
+
+require('dotenv').config({ path: './config.env' });
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8088;
+
+const cors = require('cors');
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(express.json());
+
+app.use('/', (req, res) => {
+    res.send('Testing the server');
+})
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+    console.log(`Listening on port ${PORT}`);
+});