express serve js file code example

Example 1: node express server static files

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

//app.use(express.static(__dirname)); // Current directory is root
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))); //  "public" off of current is root

app.listen(80);
console.log('Listening on port 80');

Example 2: express serve html

const path = require('path')
const express = require('express')

const app = express()

const port = process.env.PORT || 3000
const publicDirectoryPath = path.join(__dirname, '../public')

app.use(express.static(publicDirectoryPath))

app.listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`Server is up on port ${port}!`)
})

Example 3: use static with expres

app.use(express.static('directoryName'))
#store the files in the directory as if you were making a website without express

Example 4: app.use public

express.static(root, [options])