Last Update October 31, 2020: We improved the overall article.
Today it’s really easy to setup
Node.js and install
npm apps on Windows systems. Here’s a guide how to setup a HTTP server.
- First you must install
NodeJS.
- Open the
Node.js command prompt to run following commands.
- Run this command to install a HTTP server:
npm install http-server -g
npm install http-server -g
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| npm install http-server windows screenshot |
Install mongodb library for Node
npm install mongodb
- And start the HTTP server:
http-server /path/to/docroot with a path to the folder you want to share. Your folder must have some files before it works.
cd C:UsersusernameAppDataRoamingnpmnode_moduleshttp-server
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| http-server root acces/starting screenshot |
C:UsersusernameAppDataRoamingnpmnode_moduleshttp-server start
- Now just open
http://localhost:8080/ in your browser.
