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Using Express js as a static server

Using express js as a static server to serve react or next js build.

Intro

A Simple code snippet to server static builds from views directory, from an express server. This can be used to serve react js and next js apps.

Put your static content in a directory named static.

npm init --yes
npm i express
const express = require("express");
 
const app = express();
 
app.use("/", express.static(__dirname + "/static"));
 
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile("views/index.html", { root: __dirname });
});
 
app.get("*", (req, res) => {
  res.sendFile("views/404.html", { root: __dirname });
});
 
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8000;
app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Started At ${PORT}`));
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