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+http = require 'http'
+path = require 'path'
+express = require 'express'
+gzippo = require 'gzippo'
+derby = require 'derby'
+app = require '../app'
+serverError = require './serverError'
+
+
+## SERVER CONFIGURATION ##
+
+ONE_YEAR = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
+root = path.dirname path.dirname __dirname
+publicPath = path.join root, 'public'
+
+(expressApp = express())
+  .use(express.favicon())
+  # Gzip static files and serve from memory
+  .use(gzippo.staticGzip publicPath, maxAge: ONE_YEAR)
+
+  # Gzip dynamically rendered content
+  .use(express.compress())
+
+  # Uncomment to add form data parsing support
+  # .use(express.bodyParser())
+  # .use(express.methodOverride())
+
+  # Derby session middleware creates req.model and subscribes to _session
+  # .use(express.cookieParser 'secret_sauce')
+  # .use(express.session
+  #   cookie: {maxAge: ONE_YEAR}
+  # )
+  # .use(app.session())
+
+  # The router method creates an express middleware from the app's routes
+  .use(app.router())
+  .use(expressApp.router)
+  .use(serverError root)
+
+module.exports = server = http.createServer expressApp
+
+
+## SERVER ONLY ROUTES ##
+
+expressApp.all '*', (req) ->
+  throw "404: #{req.url}"
+
+
+## STORE SETUP ##
+
+store = app.createStore listen: server