Node.js quick file server (static files over HTTP)

Question

Is there Node.js ready-to-use tool (installed with npm), that would help me expose folder content as file server over HTTP.

Example, if I have

Answer 1

Install express using npm: https://expressjs.com/en/starter/installing.html

Create a file named server.js at the same level of your index.html with this content:

var express = require('express');
var server = express();
server.use('/', express.static(__dirname + '/'));
server.listen(8080);

If you wish to put it in a different location, set the path on the third line:

server.use('/', express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

CD to the folder containing your file and run node from the console with this command:

node server.js

Browse to localhost:8080