Agentejo Blog Simple static web server with node.js

A simple static server utilizing nodejs:Just create a file named server.js with the code below and put it in the folder you want to serve static content from. Then navigate to that folder and just run node server.jsYou should be able to browse your folder under http://localhost:3000 now.Hint: index.html files are also recognized as entry points for folders.var http = require("http"), url = require("url"), path = require("path"), fs = require("fs"), port = process.argv[2] || 3000, mimeTypes = { 'asc' : 'text/plain', 'au' : 'audio/basic', 'avi' : 'video/x-msvideo', 'bin' : 'application/octet-stream', 'class' : 'application/octet-stream', 'css' : 'text/css', 'csv' : 'application/vnd.ms-excel', 'doc' : 'application/msword', 'dll' : 'application/octet-stream', 'dvi' : 'application/x-dvi', 'exe' : 'application/octet-stream', 'htm' : 'text/html', 'html' : 'text/html', 'json' : 'application/json', 'js' : 'application/x-javascript', 'txt' : 'text/plain', 'bmp' : 'image/bmp', 'rss' : 'application/rss+xml', 'atom' : 'application/atom+xml', 'gif' : 'image/gif', 'jpeg' : 'image/jpeg', 'jpg' : 'image/jpeg', 'jpe' : 'image/jpeg', 'png' : 'image/png', 'ico' : 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon', 'mpeg' : 'video/mpeg', 'mpg' : 'video/mpeg', 'mpe' : 'video/mpeg', 'qt' : 'video/quicktime', 'mov' : 'video/quicktime', 'wmv' : 'video/x-ms-wmv', 'mp2' : 'audio/mpeg', 'mp3' : 'audio/mpeg', 'rm' : 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'ram' : 'audio/x-pn-realaudio', 'rpm' : 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin', 'ra' : 'audio/x-realaudio', 'wav' : 'audio/x-wav', 'zip' : 'application/zip', 'pdf' : 'application/pdf', 'xls' : 'application/vnd.ms-excel', 'ppt' : 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint', 'wbxml' : 'application/vnd.wap.wbxml', 'wmlc' : 'application/vnd.wap.wmlc', 'wmlsc' : 'application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc', 'spl' : 'application/x-futuresplash', 'gtar' : 'application/x-gtar', 'gzip' : 'application/x-gzip', 'swf' : 'application/x-shockwave-flash', 'tar' : 'application/x-tar', 'xhtml' : 'application/xhtml+xml', 'snd' : 'audio/basic', 'midi' : 'audio/midi', 'mid' : 'audio/midi', 'm3u' : 'audio/x-mpegurl', 'tiff' : 'image/tiff', 'tif' : 'image/tiff', 'rtf' : 'text/rtf', 'wml' : 'text/vnd.wap.wml', 'wmls' : 'text/vnd.wap.wmlscript', 'xsl' : 'text/xml', 'xml' : 'text/xml', 'svg' : 'image/svg+xml' }; http.createServer(function(request, response) { var uri = url.parse(request.url).pathname, filename = path.join(process.cwd(), uri); fs.exists(filename, function(exists) { if(!exists) { response.writeHead(404, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"}); response.end("404 Not Found"); return; } if (fs.statSync(filename).isDirectory()) filename += '/index.html'; fs.readFile(filename, "binary", function(err, file) { if(err) { response.writeHead(500, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"}); response.end(err); return; } var ext = filename.replace(/.*[\.\/\\]/, '').toLowerCase(); response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": (mimeTypes[ext] || "text/plain")}); response.end(file, "binary"); }); }); }).listen(parseInt(port, 10)); console.log("Static server running at : http://localhost:" + port + "/\nCTRL + C to shutdown");Inspired by: https://gist.github.com/respectTheCode/1926868