// create `ExpressHandlebars` instance and configure the layouts and partials dir. const expressHandlebars = require("express-handlebars"); // express-handlebars is a Handlebars view engine for Express. Handlebars.js is a popular templating engine that is powerful, flexible, and helps to create reusable HTML templates. const hbs = expressHandlebars.create({ extname: "hbs", layoutsDir: __dirname + "./../../public/views/layouts", partialsDir: __dirname + "./../../public/views/partials", }); module.exports = hbs;