Can't load local files when using NodeJS server

Question

I\'m very new to NodeJS, and I\'m currently playing around with it (and websockets), so this question might be a bit dumb. Anyway, I\'m following a tutorial which has given

Answer 1

you can specify to the server in which folder to look for what

for static files such as css, images you can use public directory, you can provide your custom directory, but it's better to use public ,same goes for views

always require

const PATH = require('path')

app.use(express.static(PATH.join(__dirname, 'public')));

for template files such as .ejs, .html, .jade use

app.set('views', PATH.join(__dirname, 'views'));