Set Up A Node / Express Static Web Server In Five Minutes

__node-js-express-static-web-server-in-five-minutes.md

Code Examples for my Blog Post: Set Up A Node / Express Static Web Server In Five Minutes

The full Github repo can be found here: Node Express Static Web Server

app.js

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

//set the port
app.set('port', 3000);

//tell express that we want to use the www folder
//for our static assets
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../www')));

// Listen for requests
var server = app.listen(app.get('port'), function () {
  console.log('The server is running on http://localhost:' + app.get('port'));
});

package.json

{
  "name": "node-express-static-web-server",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Node Express Static Web Server",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node web-server/app.js"
  },
  "author": "Kevin Chisholm",
  "license": "MIT",
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "4.13.3"
  }
}