Creating a basic site with Node.js and Express - nodemon

http://shapeshed.com/creating-a-basic-site-with-node-and-express/

npm install -g nodemon

Then you can start your app with

nodemon

Nodemon automatically looks in your project setting to find the appropriate files and setting to start your server. If this does not work try:

nodemon app.js

Using nodemon means you don't have to restart your app each time you make a change. For more infomation on nodemon see the README

stop nodemon just use control C