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JavaScript Express Basics (2015) Using Templates with Express Review the res.render method

Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell
1,207 Points
Posted by Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell
1,207 Points

What am I doing wrong here?

It appears to me like I am doing everything correctly, based on previous code examples.

app.js 
'use strict';

var express = require('express'),
  posts = require('./mock/posts.json');

var app = express();

app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates')

app.get('/', function(req, res){
  res.render('main', posts);
});

app.listen(3000, function() {
  console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!");
});
Joey Frazer
Joey Frazer
Courses Plus Student 129 Points

TIP: Jade is now Pug so you might need to install that instead. https://pugjs.org/api/getting-started.html