server.js

// We first require our express package
var express = require('express');

// This package exports the function to create an express instance:
var app = express();

// This middleware will activate for every request we make to 
// any path starting with /assets;
// it will check the 'static' folder for matching files 
app.use('/assets', express.static('static'));

// Setup your routes here!


app.get("/", function (request, response) { 
    // We have to pass a second parameter to specify the root directory
    // __dirname is a global variable representing the file directory you are currently in
    response.sendFile("./pages/index.html", { root: __dirname });
});

// We can now navigate to localhost:3000
app.listen(3000, function () {
    console.log('Your server is now listening on port 3000! Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access it');
});