- Create a new directory named public
- Move into the new public directory
- Create a new file named index.html
- Add the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Simple Web Application</title>
</head>
<body>
<section role="application">
<h1>Welcome Home!</h1>
</section>
</body>
</html>
- Save the file
- Navigate back out of the public directory
- Create a new file named serve-static-assets.js
- Add the following code. Initialize a new ExpressJS application:
const express = require('express')
const path = require('path')
const app = express()
- Include the express.static configurable middleware function and Pass the path of the /public directory where index.html file is located:
const publicDir = path.join(__dirname, './public')
app.use('/', express.static(publicDir))
- Listen on port 1337 for new connections:
app.listen(
1337,
() => console.log('Web Server running on port 1337'),
)
- Save the file
- Open a terminal and run:
node serve-static-assets.js
- To see the result, in your browser, navigate to:
http://localhost:1337/index.html
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