 <p>Being new to sails and jade i found the following link helpful. Turns out you need to go into config > views.js &amp; then change the "engine:" from saying 'ejs' to 'jade'</p> <p>After doing this you'll have to also install jade as a dependency:</p> <pre><code>npm install jade --save </code></pre> <p><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20473326/sails-cant-find-layout-jade">sails can&#39;t find layout.jade</a></p>