all good

app.js

@@ -50,11 +50,23 @@ app.set('port', serverPort);
 app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
 app.set('views', 'views');
 app.set('sockets', []);
-app.set('host','169.234.99.106');
-//Servloger listen:
-let server = app.listen(app.get('port'),app.get('host'), function() {
-    console.log('Listening on host' +app.get('host')+', port ' + app.get('port'));
+var server = '';
+if (process.argv[2] == 'local'){
+
+server = app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
+    console.log('Listening on port ' + app.get('port'));
+
+
 });
+          app.set('isLocal',true);
+          console.log('serving on local host ')
+}else{
+          server = app.listen(app.get('port'),app.get('host'), function() {
+            console.log('Listening on host' +app.get('host')+', port ' + app.get('port'));
+         });
+         app.set('isLocal',false);
+}
+
 
 function distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
     var p = 0.017453292519943295; // Math.PI / 180

package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "nodemon"
+    "start": "nodemon",
+    "dev": "node app.js local"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

routes/loginAndRegister.js

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ router.post("/register", function(req, res) {
                         gmapsCredential: credentials.gmaps,
                         'authorized': true,
                         currentUser:req.user,
+                        local:req.app.get('isLocal')
                     });
                 });
             });

routes/map.js

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ router.get('/main', function(req, res) {
             gmapsCredential: credentials.gmaps,
             'authorized': true,
             currentUser: req.user,
-            'host': req.app.get('host'),
-            'port': req.app.get('port')
+            local:req.app.get('isLocal')
         });
     } else {
         res.render('mapsFailed', {

views/maps.ejs

@@ -156,8 +156,12 @@
                             //--------------Socket Script ---------------------------//
                             var numUsersOnline = "h2";
                               //NOTE: SOCKET CONNECTION IS HARD CODED.
-                              //var socket = io.connect("localhost:8000");
-                            var socket = io.connect("169.234.99.106:8000");
+                              <% if (local){%>
+                              var socket = io.connect("localhost:8000");
+
+                            <% }else{ %>
+                                        var socket = io.connect("169.234.99.106:8000");
+                                        <%}%>
                             socket.on('connect', function() {
 
                             });