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

var http = require('http')
var fs = require('fs')

var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'text/plain' })

  fs.createReadStream(process.argv[3]).pipe(res)
})

server.listen(Number(process.argv[2]))