ExpressJS AngularJS Static Server

index.js

var express = require('express'),
    path = require('path'),
    fs = require('fs');

var app = express();
var staticRoot = __dirname + '/';

app.set('port', (process.env.PORT || 3000));

app.use(express.static(staticRoot));

app.use(function(req, res, next){

    // if the request is not html then move along
    var accept = req.accepts('html', 'json', 'xml');
    if(accept !== 'html'){
        return next();
    }

    // if the request has a '.' assume that it's for a file, move along
    var ext = path.extname(req.path);
    if (ext !== ''){
        return next();
    }

    fs.createReadStream(staticRoot + 'index.html').pipe(res);

});

//app.all('/*', function(req, res, next) {
//    res.sendFile('index.html', { root: __dirname + '/' });
//});

app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
    console.log('app running on port', app.get('port'));
});

package.json

{
    "name": "ng2-startingline",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "dependencies": {
        "express": "4.13.4"
    }
}