Node.js Starter Overview

The Node.js Starter demonstrates a simple, reusable Node.js web application based on the Express framework.

Run the app locally

1. Install Node.js
2. Download and extract the starter code from the Bluemix UI
3. cd into the app directory
4. Run npm install to install the app's dependencies
5. Run npm start to start the app
6. Access the running app in a browser at http://localhost:6001

environmental variables

• running locally: VCAP_SERVICES
• nahovno_db - CloudantDB name
• JWT_SECRET_KEY - random

create index

curl -H POST -u xxxxx:xxxxx -d '{ "index": { "fields": ["userid", "timestamp"] }, "name" : "userid-index", "type" : "json" }' https://xxxxx.cloudant.com/nahovno/_index