how to redirect all server requests to index.html file in node.js

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I have found the solution to error from here

app.get('/*', function(req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'path/to/your/index.html'), function(err) {
    if (err) {
      res.status(500).send(err)
    }
  })
})

but I am not able to understand what I have actually write in that index.html file

index.html should contains the all the html code which necessary to render your app. For example: github.com/moshfeu/synced-shopping-list/blob/master/public/… (This app created by create-react-app, but it applies to regular react app too) — Mosh Feu
– Mosh Feu, Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 8:11
In the frontend. i am using that build static in my backend how are you using it? If you put the html file also in build, so your code should be res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'build/index.html') — Mosh Feu
– Mosh Feu, Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 8:38
You mention you're using React. How you bundle (npm run build) the react scripts? — Mosh Feu
– Mosh Feu, Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 8:52
Further our chat, just to recap (for future readers), OP is using react-scripts so the index.html is under build folder therefor, the server serves this html file using res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'build/index.html'). — Mosh Feu
– Mosh Feu, Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 13:44

Aryan · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-19 16:08:10Z

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This solved my problem all thanks to @Mosh Feu Who helped me a lot in this problem solving you can see discussion in this chat

NOTE : use index.html file after declaring routes to api

app.use("/api", indexRouter);

app.get('/*', function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '/build/index.html'), function (err) {
    if (err) {
      res.status(500).send(err)
    }
  })
})

answered Oct 19, 2020 at 16:08

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This is the correct solution.

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