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How to do it...

Create a new directory named public
Move into the new public directory
Create a new file named index.html
Add the following code:

      <!DOCTYPE html> 
      <html lang="en"> 
      <head> 
          <meta charset="utf-8"> 
          <title>Simple Web Application</title> 
      </head> 
      <body> 
          <section role="application"> 
        <h1>Welcome Home!</h1> 
          </section> 
      </body> 
      </html>

Save the file
Navigate back out of the public directory
Create a new file named serve-static-assets.js

Add the following code. Initialize a new ExpressJS application:

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

Include the express.static configurable middleware function and Pass the path of the /public directory where index.html file is located:

      const publicDir = path.join(__dirname, './public') 
      app.use('/', express.static(publicDir))

Listen on port 1337 for new connections:

      app.listen( 
          1337, 
          () => console.log('Web Server running on port 1337'), 
      )

Save the file
Open a terminal and run:

      node serve-static-assets.js

To see the result, in your browser, navigate to:

      http://localhost:1337/index.html