Create a HTTP server using Node.js and Express

This is a simple post which will create a web page containing a header and a paragraph. The basic motto of this post is to demonstrate the use of Express with Node.js . At the end of the post you will learn how to create static html pages using Node.js and express.

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The Code

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

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.send('<div style="padding:100 100 100 100; text-align=center; width:650px;">'+
  '<h1 style="border-bottom-width: 2px;border-bottom-style: solid;">'+
  'This is a Sample Heading</h1><p>This is a sample Paragraph bellow the Header'+
  '<br/>This is a simple Node Js and Express implementation.</p>'+
  '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. '+
  'Nam in interdum felis. Duis rhoncus erat nunc, ut ultricies dolor fringilla'+
  ' vel. Donec ac suscipit mi. Sed risus lorem, fermentum non tempus sit amet,'+
  ' scelerisque sit amet nisi. Duis bibendum volutpat euismod. Duis efficitur,'+
  ' ligula quis tristique tempor, massa purus consectetur libero, a bibendum'+
  ' nulla quam vel mauris. Fusce auctor risus neque, non fringilla turpis congue in.'+
  ' Morbi malesuada elementum nisi id efficitur. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et'+
  ' magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Maecenas bibendum ultricies'+
  ' molestie. Nam dapibus dui et ante volutpat, lacinia ullamcorper enim volutpat.</p>');
});

  var server = app.listen(3000, function () {
  var host = server.address().address;
  var port = server.address().port;

  console.log('Sample Server listening at http://%s:%s', host, port);
});

How To Run?

node filename.js
/*filename: replace it with you file.
In above code,
app.listen(3000, function () {..}
3000 is the port number
To access your webpage, open any web browser and type:
127.0.0.1:3000 or localhost:3000
*/

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