Node.js server with express

nodejs-server-with-express.markdown

###Using Node.js as server with Express

Step 1: Install Express $ npm install express

Step 2: Create a file named server.js with the following code:

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
app.use(express.static(__dirname)); //serve static files
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('Hello World!');
});
app.listen(3000, function () {
  console.log('Server listening on port 3000!');
});

Step 3: Spinup server.js

$ node server.js

You can got to http://localhost:3000 or http://localhost:3000/yourfile.html