create a simple static web server for development with node.js

app.js

/*

Simple test webserver for static content - the docs are bigger than the code!

1. install node and npm: http://nodejs.org/
2. create a directory where you want your little web server
3. cd to that directory
4. save this file you are reading to that directory as app.js
5. npm install express
6. mkdir public
7. put your static content in public
8. run the server: node app.js
9. open http://localhost:3000/local/yourwebpage.html in browser

*/

var express = require('express');
var app = express();

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

app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000);