Add backend files

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diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
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+import Getenv from 'getenv2';
+import Joi from 'joi';
+
+/**
+ * The main configuration object for the Forum backend. It will be used to
+ * initialize all of the sub-components. It can extend any property of
+ * the forum object.
+ *
+ * @typedef {object} tForumBackendConfiguration
+ * @property {number} [port=1978] the port where the app will listen on
+ * @property {string} [staticDirectory=static] the path, relative to the
+ * project root, where static assets live
+ * @property {number} [ttl=180] the time in seconds that posts
+ * remain alive
+ * @property {tRethinkDBConfiguration} rethinkDB the configuration to
+ * connect to the rethinkDB server
+ * @property {tJWTConfiguration} jwt the configuration for the
+ * JWT authentication
+ */
+export default {
+  port: Getenv('FORUM_PORT', Joi.number().integer(), 1978),
+  staticDirectory: Getenv('FORUM_STATIC_DIRECTORY', Joi.string(), 'static'),
+  ttl: Getenv('FORUM_TTL', Joi.number().integer(), 180),
+
+  /**
+   * Configures the behavior of the JWT token.
+   *
+   * @typedef {object} tJWTConfiguration
+   * @property {number} [duration=86400] the duration of the JWT in
+   * seconds
+   * @property {string} secret the secret used to sign the JWT
+   */
+  jwt: {
+    duration: Getenv('FORUM_JWT_DURATION', Joi.number().integer(), 86400),
+    secret: Getenv('FORUM_JWT_SECRET', Joi.string())
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Information required to connect to the rethinkDB server
+   *
+   * @typedef {object} tRethinkDBConfiguration
+   * @property {string} host the location of the rethinkDB host
+   * @property {string} [post=6379] port where rethinkDB server is listening
+   */
+  rethinkDB: {
+    host: Getenv('FORUM_RETHINK_DB_HOST', Joi.string()),
+    port: Getenv('FORUM_RETHINK_DB_PORT', Joi.number().integer(), 28015)
+  }
+};
diff --git a/config/env.dist b/config/env.dist
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+FORUM_RETHINK_DB_HOST=location_of_rethink_db_server
+FORUM_JWT_SECRET=some_random_string