openBrowserNode.js

/*

{
  "name": "example.com",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "http-server"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.18.2",
    "open": "^10.0.3",
    "path": "^0.12.7"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/express": "^4.17.21"
  }
}


*/

const open = require("open");
// Listen on a specific host via the HOST environment variable
var host = process.env.HOST || "localhost";
// Listen on a specific port via the PORT environment variable
var port = process.env.PORT || 8080;

const express = require ("express");
const join = require ("path");

const app = express();

var dir =  "/";
var index = "index.html";

app.use(express.static(__dirname + dir));

// sendFile will go here
app.get("/", function (req, res) {
    res.sendFile(join(dir, index));
});

app.listen(port, host, function () {
    console.log("http://" + host + ":" + dir + index);
    open("http://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + index, { app: "chrome" });
});