Database integration
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Adding the capability to connect databases to Express apps is just a matter of loading an appropriate Node.js driver for the database in your app. This document briefly explains

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Debugging Express
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Express uses the debug module internally to log information about route matches, middleware

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Error handling
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Define error-handling middleware functions in the same way as other middleware functions, except error-handling functions have four arguments instead of three: (err,

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Production Best Practices: Security
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Overview The term “production” refers to the stage in the software lifecycle when an application or API is generally

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Using template engines with Express
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A template engine enables you to use static template files in your application. At runtime, the template engine replaces variables in a template file with actual values

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Security updates
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Node.js vulnerabilities directly affect Express. Therefore keep

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Express behind proxies
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When running an Express app behind a proxy, set (by using app.set()) the application variable trust proxy to one of the values listed in the following table.

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Routing
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Routing refers to the definition of application end points (URIs) and how they respond to client requests. For an introduction to routing, see

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Process managers for Express apps
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When you run Express apps for production, it is helpful to use a process manager to achieve the following tasks: Restart the app

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Moving to Express 5
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Overview Express 5.0 is still in the alpha release stage, but here is a preview of the changes that will be in the release

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