setting up node.js web server code example

Example 1: how to create node js server

/* ====== create node.js server with core 'http' module ====== */
// dependencies
const http = require("http");

// PORT
const PORT = 3000;

// server create
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
   if (req.url === "/") {
      res.write("This is home page.");
      res.end();
   } else if (req.url === "/about" && req.method === "GET") {
      res.write("This is about page.");
      res.end();
   } else {
      res.write("Not Found!");
      res.end();
   }
});

// server listen port
server.listen(PORT);

console.log(`Server is running on PORT: ${PORT}`);

/* ========== *** ========== */

/* ====== create node.js server with express.js framework ====== */
// dependencies
const express = require("express");

const app = express();

app.get("/", (req, res) => {
   res.send("This is home page.");
});

app.post("/", (req, res) => {
   res.send("This is home page with post request.");
});

// PORT
const PORT = 3000;

app.listen(PORT, () => {
   console.log(`Server is running on PORT: ${PORT}`);
});


// ======== Instructions ========
// save this as index.js
// you have to download and install node.js on your machine
// open terminal or command prompt
// type node index.js
// find your server at http://localhost:3000

Example 2: how to create a server in node js

// code by VARSHITH REDDY SATTI
// to create a server in node.js you should.
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
  res.write("write html code to display you test")
  res.end();
}).listen(8080);
// save this as httpServer.js
// run this by typing node httpServer.js in the command line
// to acess your server got to http://localhost:8080