diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
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-CONNECTIONS_URL = "URL"
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diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
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-/node_modules
-.DS_Store
-.env
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diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
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-import mongoose from 'mongoose';
-import express from 'express';
-import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import cors from 'cors';
-
-// initialize app
-const app = express();
-dotenv.config();
-
-// connect to db --->        if you want to connect to cloud server: edit "CONNECTION_URL" in -> .env file
-const DB_NAME = 'testDB'; // if you want to use local server: edit this "DB_NAME" (and remove the "CONNECTION_URL" from -> .env file)
-const CONNECTION_URL = process.env.CONNECTION_URL || `mongodb://localhost:27017/${DB_NAME}`;
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080; // 8080 === development port
-const DEPRECATED_FIX = { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }; // change this with (possible) warnings on first connection
-
-mongoose
-  .connect(CONNECTION_URL, DEPRECATED_FIX)
-  .then(() => console.log('✅ MongoDB connected'))
-  .then(() => app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`✅ Listening on port: ${PORT}`)))
-  .catch((error) => console.log(`❌ ${error}`));
-
-mongoose.connection.on('error', (err) => console.log(`❌ MongoDB: ${err}`));
-
-// middlewares
-app.use(express.json()); // body parser
-app.use(cors()); // enables requests
-
-// routes
-app.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('Hello World - Express.js'));
-// app.use('/', IMPORTED_ROUTES);
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
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-{
-  "name": "server",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "type": "module",
-  "scripts": {
-    "start": "nodemon index.js"
-  },
-  "author": "Ben Elferink",
-  "license": "ISC",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "mongoose": "^5.11.8",
-    "nodemon": "^2.0.6"
-  }
-}