Create a local express web server, serve static files inside a folder named public, open a browser in the application port

local-server

var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var express =  require('express');
var openPage = require('open');
var packageConfig = require('./package.json');
var server = null;

(function(){

	console.log("**** Starting express server ******");
	this.server = express();
    this.server.use('/', express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
    var applicationPort = packageConfig.port === null ? 80 : packageConfig.port;
	this.server.listen(applicationPort);
	console.log("**** Listening at " + applicationPort + " port ****");
	openPage("http://localhost:" + applicationPort);

})();