Anatomy of a Sails app

An interactive guide to the structure of the Sails app generated by default with sails new.

Choose from any of the files or folders in the list to learn more about its purpose.

Documentation

App Structure

• api
  • controllers
    • .gitkeep
  • helpers
    • .gitkeep
  • models
    • .gitkeep
  • policies
    • .gitkeep
• assets
  • dependencies
    • sails.io.js
  • images
    • .gitkeep
  • js
    • .gitkeep
  • styles
    • importer.less
  • templates
    • .gitkeep
  • .eslintrc
  • favicon.ico
• config
  • env
    • production.js
  • locales
    • de.json
    • en.json
    • es.json
    • fr.json
  • blueprints.js
  • bootstrap.js
  • custom.js
  • datastores.js
  • globals.js
  • http.js
  • i18n.js
  • local.js
  • log.js
  • models.js
  • policies.js
  • routes.js
  • security.js
  • session.js
  • sockets.js
  • views.js
• tasks
  • config
    • babel.js
    • clean.js
    • coffee.js
    • concat.js
    • copy.js
    • cssmin.js
    • hash.js
    • jst.js
    • less.js
    • sails-linker.js
    • sync.js
    • uglify.js
    • watch.js
  • register
    • build.js
    • buildProd.js
    • compileAssets.js
    • default.js
    • linkAssets.js
    • linkAssetsBuild.js
    • linkAssetsBuildProd.js
    • polyfill.js
    • prod.js
    • syncAssets.js
  • pipeline.js
• views
  • layouts
    • layout.ejs
  • pages
    • homepage.ejs
  • .eslintrc
  • 404.ejs
  • 500.ejs
• .editorconfig
• .eslintignore
• .eslintrc
• .gitignore
• .htmlhintrc
• .sailsrc
• app.js
• Gruntfile.js
• package.json
• README.md