Basic static file server in NodeJS

Question

I\'m trying to create a static file server in nodejs more as an exercise to understand node than as a perfect server. I\'m well aware of projects like Connect and node-stati

Answer 1

Less is more

Just go command prompt first on your project and use

$ npm install express

Then write your app.js code like so:

var express = require('express'),
app = express(),
port = process.env.PORT || 4000;

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.listen(port);

You would then create a "public" folder where you place your files. I tried it the harder way first but you have to worry about mime types which is just having to map stuff which is time consuming and then worry about response types, etc. etc. etc.... no thank you.