Node.js as a simple static files server

server.js

var fs = require("fs");
var express = require("express");

var host = "127.0.0.1";
var port = 1234;
var index = fs.readFileSync('index.html');
var app = express();
app.use(app.router); //use both root and other routes below
app.use(express.static(__dirname + "/")); //use static files in ROOT/public folder

app.get("/", function(request, response){ //root dir
    if(index){
    	response.set('Content-Type', 'text/html');
    	response.send(index);
    }else{
    	response.send("Hello! It works!");
    }
});

app.listen(port, host);

console.log("Static file server running at => http://localhost:" + port + "/ CTRL + C to shutdown");