Node.js - external JS and CSS files (just using node.js not express)

Question

Im trying to learn node.js and have hit a bit of a roadblock.

My issue is that i couldn\'t seem to load an external css and js file into a html file.

Answer 1

You might want to look into using server frameworks like express which allow you to set a 'public' directory for automatically routing static files

var express = require('express'),app = express();
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

The cheap overhead of such a framework would really be worth the effort of effectively 'reinventing the wheel'