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+//statics
+import express from "express";
+import cors from "cors";
+const app = express();
+const port = 5002; // CHANGE PORT LATER
+import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
+import router from "./routes/api.js";
+
+//view engine ejs
+app.set("view engine", "ejs");
+
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(cookieParser());
+
+app.use("/api", router);
+
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Express backend server is running at http://localhost:${port}`);
+});
+
+// error handling code
+app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
+  // Log the error stack and send a generic error response
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  res.status(500).send("Something broke!");
+});