diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/app.js
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--- a/api/app.js
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-var http = require('http');
-
-//create a server object:
-http.createServer(function (req, res) {
-  res.write('Hello World!'); //write a response to the client
-  res.end(); //end the response
-}).listen(49152); //the server object listens on port 8080