1-my-first-server.md

Simple Node HTTP Server - demo

1. Set up:

$ mkdir node-http-server
$ cd node-http-server
$ npm init --yes
$ npm i dotenv 
$ touch server.js secret.js

Your folder/file tree should look like this:

.
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── node_modules
├── secret.js
└── server.js

2. Use code from the server.js to explain how to create and use our first server.

3. To run:

$ node server.js

💡 Remember to CONTROL + C to stop the previous version of the server and run it again with node server.js.

2-.env

PORT = 3000

3-server.js

// run node server.js in terminal and BOOM!
console.log('Is this my first node project? ☝🏻');

// all requires will always go in the beginning of the file!

// how to get package in this file (require)...
const myHttp = require('http');
require('dotenv').config();

// how to create server (and use packages):

const myServer = myHttp.createServer((request, response) => {
  console.log(`Requested URL is: ${request.url}`);
  if (request.url === '/') {
    response.write('You requested localhost:3000 my friend!');
    response.end();
  } else if (request.url === '/ptwd102019') {
    response.write(`
      Kevin
      Vero
      Ashraf
      Jerlissa
      `);
    response.end();
  } else {
    response.write(
      `You are trying to access the page that does not exist! Error: 404`
    );
    response.end();
  }
});

// myServer.listen(3000, () => console.log('I am 🏃‍♂️ on port 3000!'));

myServer.listen(process.env.PORT, () => console.log('I am 🏃‍♂️ on port 3000!'));

4-.gitignore

# env varibles don't go to github but for learning purposes we might sometimes push them
# .env

node_modules

secret.js # this file won't be pushed to GitHub