old_contents: const path = require('path');
  const favicon = require('serve-favicon');
  const compress = require('compression');
  const cors = require('cors');
  const helmet = require('helmet');
  const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
  
  const feathers = require('feathers');
  const configuration = require('feathers-configuration');
  const hooks = require('feathers-hooks');
  <% if (hasProvider('rest')) { %>const rest = require('feathers-rest');<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('socketio')) { %>const socketio = require('feathers-socketio');<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('primus')) { %>const primus = require('feathers-primus');<% } %>
  const handler = require('feathers-errors/handler');
  const notFound = require('feathers-errors/not-found');
  
  const middleware = require('./middleware');
  const services = require('./services');
  const appHooks = require('./app.hooks');
  
  const app = feathers();
  
  // Load app configuration
  app.configure(configuration(path.join(__dirname, '..')));
  // Enable CORS, security, compression, favicon and body parsing
  app.use(cors());
  app.use(helmet());
  app.use(compress());
  app.use(bodyParser.json());
  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
  app.use(favicon(path.join(app.get('public'), 'favicon.ico')));
  // Host the public folder
  app.use('/', feathers.static(app.get('public')));
  
  // Set up Plugins and providers
  app.configure(hooks());
  <% if (hasProvider('rest')) { %>app.configure(rest());<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('socketio')) { %>app.configure(socketio());<% } %>
  <% if(hasProvider('primus')) { %>app.configure(primus({ transformer: 'websockets' }));<% } %>
  // Configure other middleware (see `middleware/index.js`)
  app.configure(middleware);
  // Set up our services (see `services/index.js`)
  app.configure(services);
  // Configure a middleware for 404s and the error handler
  app.use(notFound());
  app.use(handler());
  
  app.hooks(appHooks);
  
  module.exports = app;
  
new_contents: const path = require('path');
  const favicon = require('serve-favicon');
  const compress = require('compression');
  const cors = require('cors');
  const helmet = require('helmet');
  const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
  
  const feathers = require('feathers');
  const configuration = require('feathers-configuration');
  const hooks = require('feathers-hooks');
  <% if (hasProvider('rest')) { %>const rest = require('feathers-rest');<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('socketio')) { %>const socketio = require('feathers-socketio');<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('primus')) { %>const primus = require('feathers-primus');<% } %>
  const handler = require('feathers-errors/handler');
  const notFound = require('feathers-errors/not-found');
  
  const middleware = require('./middleware');
  const services = require('./services');
  const appHooks = require('./app.hooks');
  
  const app = feathers();
  
  // Load app configuration
  app.configure(configuration());
  // Enable CORS, security, compression, favicon and body parsing
  app.use(cors());
  app.use(helmet());
  app.use(compress());
  app.use(bodyParser.json());
  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
  app.use(favicon(path.join(app.get('public'), 'favicon.ico')));
  // Host the public folder
  app.use('/', feathers.static(app.get('public')));
  
  // Set up Plugins and providers
  app.configure(hooks());
  <% if (hasProvider('rest')) { %>app.configure(rest());<% } %>
  <% if (hasProvider('socketio')) { %>app.configure(socketio());<% } %>
  <% if(hasProvider('primus')) { %>app.configure(primus({ transformer: 'websockets' }));<% } %>
  // Configure other middleware (see `middleware/index.js`)
  app.configure(middleware);
  // Set up our services (see `services/index.js`)
  app.configure(services);
  // Configure a middleware for 404s and the error handler
  app.use(notFound());
  app.use(handler());
  
  app.hooks(appHooks);
  
  module.exports = app;
  
subject: Remove path argument from configuration (#235)