load html express code example

Example 1: express sendfile html

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

// viewed at http://localhost:8080
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname + '/index.html'));
});

app.listen(8080);

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: express load a page

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const path = require('path');
const router = express.Router();

router.get('/',function(req,res){
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '/index.html'));
  //__dirname : It will resolve to your project folder.
});

// To go back a folder from __dirname
router.get('/about',function(req,res){
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '../somefolder/about.html'));
});