How to create and run HTTP web server and load HTML file in Node.js and Express

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<!-- index.html -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Home Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Home Page - Node.js and Express Framework</h1>
</body>
</html>
// index.js

const express = require('express');
const path = require('path');
 
const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'))
});
 
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8080;
 
app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Server started on port ${PORT}`));
 
 
 
 
/*
run:
  
Server started on port 8080

On http://localhost:8080/

Home Page - Node.js and Express Framework
     
*/

 



answered Mar 16, 2020 by avibootz
edited Mar 16, 2020 by avibootz
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