NodeJS Express - Show URL without using html extension

Question

I am using Express 4.12.3 to serve out static files for a web site. I want to be able to navigate to example.com/mypage which would retrieve /mypage.html. In other words I want to be able to pull up the page without having to type in the .html extension in the URL.

My code looks like this:

var express     = require('express');
var app         = express();
var server      = require('http').Server(app);

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

server.listen(4000);

I can access my page in the browser while using the .html extension but get a not found when dropping the extension. Any ideas how to configure my express server to allow this?

mscdex · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-20 19:22:26Z

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You can set the extensions option to include fallback file extensions to try:

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public', {
  extensions: ['html']
}));

answered May 20, 2015 at 19:22

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risingtiger Over a year ago

That was the ticket. Exactly what I was looking for. Kind of feel sheepish, since its such a simple solution. Wonder how i missed that in the documentation.

stackunderflow Over a year ago

And is there some simple way to account for trailing slashes without needing to use a dependency like express-slash?

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