# Node.js Starter Application

Bluemix provides a Node.js starter application as a template so that you can add your code and push the changes back to the Bluemix environment.


## Files

The Node.js starter application has files as below:

*   instructions.md

	This file describes the Next Steps for getting started with this template.

*   app.js

	This file contains the server side JavaScript code for your application written using the Node.js API

*   views/

	This directory contains the views of the application. It is required by the express framework and jade template engine in this sample application.

*   public/

	This directory contains public resources of the application. It is required by the express framework in this sample application.

*   package.json

	This file is required by the Node.js environment. It specifies this Node.js project name, dependencies, and other configurations of your Node.js application.