Simple static http server with browserSync

app.js

const express = require('express')
const serveStatic = require('serve-static');
const app = express();

const port = process.env.PORT || 3001;

// Browsersync integration
if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
  const browserSync = require('browser-sync');
  const bs = browserSync.create().init({
    logSnippet: false,
    files: __dirname+'/public'
  });
  app.use(require('connect-browser-sync')(bs));
}

// Example endpoint
app.get('/sample', function(req, res) {
  res.send({ hello: 'there' })
})

// Serve static html files in public directore
app.use(serveStatic(__dirname+'/public'))

// App listen
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`⚡️ Listening at http://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
});

package.json

{
  "name": "simple-static-http-server-with-browsersync",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "nodemon app.js"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "pawelmadeja",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "browser-sync": "^2.26.3",
    "connect-browser-sync": "^2.1.0",
    "express": "^4.16.4",
    "nodemon": "^1.18.9",
    "serve-static": "^1.13.2"
  }
}