Hide index.html from Url in Nodejs

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Trying to hide the word "index" from url like just example.com/ (or even better without the /) using nodejs and express. I got it to redirect on / and display the page on /index but wondering if I can remove /index and just show /, however the rendering only happens on /index not on /.

    app.get('/', function (req, res) { 
      //called on / but just redirects url to /index I do not want to duplicate the rendering code here
      res.redirect('/index') });  //to redirect / to index.html
    }
    app.get('/:slug', function(req, res){
      //renders the page here but only called if /index in url not on /
    }

UPDATE: Thanks I'm actually trying to make the :slug optional so the second statement somehow gets executed even on just / like :slug can't be empty it seems?

taubi19 · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-07 07:03:00Z

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Instead of redirecting, you should render index.html

app.get('/', function (req, res) { 
   res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
}

answered Feb 7, 2020 at 7:03

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Juhil Somaiya · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-07 07:15:23Z

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Well, generally redirect is used when you're trying to redirect from one end point to another, there you'll pass the url of the targeted endpoint. what you're doing is redirecting to the html page that's why it is appending into the url. You should simply use some tempting engine like (jade, hbs) while redirecting or else you can simply use sendFile method to render static html files. Check the code below.

app.get('/', (req, res) => { 
   res.sendFile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});

answered Feb 7, 2020 at 7:15

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xmxmxmx · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-07 07:50:22Z

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Thanks guys but I was trying to avoid having to render it seperately. Looking at Express Routes I found that the urls behave like regular expressions so just adding a ? makes the :slug optional.

    app.get(/:slug?) function (req, res) { 
      //slug will be undefined for just / so
      if(!slug) slug = 'index';
      //render the appropriate page
    }

edited Feb 7, 2020 at 7:50

answered Feb 7, 2020 at 7:44

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