Code snippet for setting up react app inside node #nodejs #javascript

indexNodeClientSetup.js

if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
    //Express will serve up production assets
    //like our main.js file, or main.css file
    app.use(express.static('client/build'));

    //Express will serve up the index.html file
    //if it doesn't recognize the route
    //note 1: if it doesn't recognize the file being scanned above(static/client/build), then it will go through here to find the index.html file. This route is a catch-all scenario just to load the client app in express server.
    const path = require('path');
    app.get('*', (req, res) => {
        res.sendfile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'client', 'build', 'index.html'));
    });

}