Express server rendering React for React TypeScript SSR

index.ts

import React from 'react';
import express from 'express';
import { renderToString } from 'react-dom/server';
import Counter from '../containers/Counter';
import html from '../html';

const port = 3000;
const server = express();

server.use(express.static('dist'));

server.get('/', (req, res) => {
  const body = renderToString(React.createElement(Counter));

  res.send(
    html({
      body
    })
  );
})

server.listen(3000, () => console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!'));