celineotter/make-basic-node-servers

create a read file server with node and another with express accessing the same public file resources.

make-basic-node-servers

###Exercise purpose:

• Setup a basic static file server in node & compare this to another setup using express accessing the same public file resources.

###To try out this basic app:

• clone the file onto your machine.

• open the path in your terminal to the project and run:

  • nodemon .bareNodeServer.js (for the basic Node Server).
  • nodemon .expressServer.js (for the Express Server).
  • note: if you don't have 'nodemon' installed, you can replace this with 'node'

• in your browser of choice, run:

  • http://127.0.0.1:8080/
  • http://127.0.0.1:8080/home.html
  • http://127.0.0.1:8080/home
  • http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/[anything]
  • http://127.0.0.1:8080/[anything]

See the varying data returned for the different GET requests to either our bare node or express node servers.