node.js - Node express static files -

i'm working node , express. try create simple server using express.static. have file in following folder on server :

client/index.html 

however, when try url : http://myserver.com/index.html, server answers :

cannot /index.html 

here, find used code :

var express = require('express'); var app = express();  app.use(express.static('client'));   /* app.get('/', function (req, res) {   res.send('hello world!'); });*/  var server = app.listen(8080, function () {    var host = server.address().address;   var port = server.address().port;    console.log('example app listening @ http://%s:%s', host, port);  }); 

my file index.html available. used other way keep using

app.get('/index.html', function (req, res, next) {   var options = {     root: __dirname + '/client/',     dotfiles: 'deny',     headers: {         'x-timestamp': date.now(),         'x-sent': true     }   };    res.sendfile("index.html", options, function (err) {     if (err) {       console.log(err);       res.status(err.status).end();     }     else {       console.log('sent:', "index.html");     }   }); }); 

and approach works.

you said trying url:

http://myserver.com/index.html

but, server listening on port 8080, need use url:

http://myserver.com:8080/index.html

or this:

http://myserver.com:8080

because express.static() automatically use index.html / path.

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fyi, when run first block of code on laptop proper url, works fine. browser shows me contents of client/index.html "client" sub-directory below app.js file run start server.