javascript - Express server not serving static files -

i'm using express , socket.io write app, server can't find static files are. realize question has been asked multiple times, none of proposed solutions worked me. i've tried different ways reference public folder express.static() or rearrange code structure, still no luck.

code structure:

/node_modules /public     /css         index.css     /html         index.html     /js /src     /server         /models index.js package.json 

index.js:

// modules needed var express         = require('express'),     http             = require('http'),     bodyparser      = require('body-parser'),     logger          = require('logger'),     mongoose        = require('mongoose'),     io              = require('socket.io'),     path            = require('path'),     methodoverride = require('method-override'),     user = require('./src/server/models/user');  // connect mongodb mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/' + name); var db = mongoose.connection;*/ var uristring =     process.env.mongolab_uri ||     process.env.mongohq_url ||     'mongodb://localhost/hellomongoose';  mongoose.connect(uristring, function (err, res) {     if (err) {         console.log ('error connecting to: ' + uristring + '. ' + err);     } else {         console.log ('succeeded connected to: ' + uristring);     } });  // set var app = express(); var server = http.server(app); var ioserver = io(server); app.use(bodyparser.json({})); app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); app.use(methodoverride()); app.use(bodyparser());  app.use(express.static(__dirname + './public'));  // connect socket ioserver.on('connection', function(socket){     // }) 

you'll need serve directory contains index.html file:

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

you need ensure route specified /public/html , not ./public/html.

while solves problem, i'll recommend place index.html file @ root of public directory. recommended code structure:

/node_modules /public     /css         index.css     /js     index.html /src     /server         /models index.js package.json