Node.js as simple web server

nodejs-server-with-connect-and-servestatic.markdown

###Using node.js as a simple web server that will serve static files

You can use Connect and ServeStatic with Node.js for this:

Step 1: Install connect & serve-static packages npm install connect serve-static

Step 2: Create server.js file with content

var connect = require('connect');
var app = connect();
var serveStatic = require('serve-static');

app.use(
    serveStatic(__dirname)
).listen(8080,function(){
    console.log('Server running on 8080...');
});

Step 3: Spin up server.js $ node server.js

You can go to http://localhost:8080/yourfile.html