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node.jsexpressstaticserver
Gonath
Gonath

Reputation: 82

Node express static files

I'm working with node and express. I try to create a simple server using express.static. I have a file in the following folder on my server : 

client/index.html

However, when I try this url : http://myServer.com/index.html, the server answers that : 

Cannot GET /index.html

Here, you will find my used code : 

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

app.use(express.static('client'));


/*
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('Hello World!');
});*/

var server = app.listen(8080, function () {

  var host = server.address().address;
  var port = server.address().port;

  console.log('Example app listening at http://%s:%s', host, port);

});

My file index.html is available. I already used other way to keep this like by using 

app.get('/index.html', function (req, res, next) {
  var options = {
    root: __dirname + '/client/',
    dotfiles: 'deny',
    headers: {
        'x-timestamp': Date.now(),
        'x-sent': true
    }
  };

  res.sendFile("index.html", options, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log(err);
      res.status(err.status).end();
    }
    else {
      console.log('Sent:', "index.html");
    }
  });
});

And this approach works.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 164

Answers (1)

jfriend00
jfriend00

Reputation: 707218

You said that you were trying this URL:

http://myServer.com/index.html

But, your server is listening on port 8080, so you need to use this URL:

http://myServer.com:8080/index.html

or this:

http://myServer.com:8080

Because express.static() will automatically use index.html for the / path.

FYI, when I run your first block of code on my laptop with the proper URL, it works just fine. The browser shows me the contents of client/index.html where "client" is a sub-directory below where my app.js file is run from to start the server.

Upvotes: 1

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