node-static-serving.js

const static = require('node-static');
const http = require('http');


const port = 8000;

const file = new static.Server('./public');

const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
    req.addListener('end', () => {
        console.log('end');
        file.serve(req, res);
    }).resume();
});

server.listen(port, (err) => {
    if (err) {
        return console.log('something bad happened', err)
    }
    console.log(`server is listening on ${port}`)
});