diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+++ b/app.js
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+const Koa = require('koa');
+const cors = require('@koa/cors');
+const app = new Koa();
+
+
+
+app.use(cors());
+/*
+ * Define route handler(s):
+ * 
+ * This means we connect HTTP methods: GET, POST, ...
+ * and URI paths: /some/uri/path
+ * to JavaScript functions that handle the request.
+ * 
+ * Once defined we then add them to the app object.
+*/
+
+const users = require('./routes/users.js');
+const applications = require('./routes/applications.js');
+app.use(users.routes());
+app.use(applications.routes());
+
+let port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+app.listen(port);
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
-const Koa = require('koa');
-const cors = require('@koa/cors');
-const app = new Koa();
-
-
-
-app.use(cors());
-/*
- * Define route handler(s):
- * 
- * This means we connect HTTP methods: GET, POST, ...
- * and URI paths: /some/uri/path
- * to JavaScript functions that handle the request.
- * 
- * Once defined we then add them to the app object.
-*/
-
-const users = require('./routes/users.js');
-const applications = require('./routes/applications.js');
-app.use(users.routes());
-app.use(applications.routes());
-
+const app = require('./app');
 let port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
-
 app.listen(port);
+console.log(`API server running on port ${port}`)
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