title: Node.js quick file server (static files over HTTP)
body: <p>Is there Node.js ready-to-use tool (installed with <code>npm</code>), that would help me expose folder content as file server over HTTP.</p>
  
  <p>Example, if I have</p>
  
  <pre><code>D:\Folder\file.zip
  D:\Folder\file2.html
  D:\Folder\folder\file-in-folder.jpg
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then starting in <code>D:\Folder\</code> <code>node node-file-server.js</code>
  I could access file via</p>
  
  <pre><code>http://hostname/file.zip
  http://hostname/file2.html
  http://hostname/folder/file-in-folder.jpg
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11024052/why-is-my-node-static-file-server-dropping-requests">Why is my node static file server dropping requests?</a>
  reference some mystical </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>standard node.js static file server</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>If there's no such tool, what framework should I use?</p>
  
  <p>Related:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7268033/basic-static-file-server-in-nodejs">Basic static file server in NodeJS</a></p>