📡 Node.js Basic HTTP Server

A lightweight and beginner-friendly HTTP server built using Node.js. This project is a foundational setup for building APIs, handling HTTP requests, and learning core backend development.

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🚀 Features

🔌 Handles basic HTTP requests
🌐 Returns plain text or HTML responses
🧱 Minimal and extensible structure
🔁 Ready for route and middleware expansion

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📁 Project Structure

node-http-server/

• server.js # Main server logic
• ackage.json # Node.js metadata and dependencies
• README.md # Project documentation

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/neha-dev-dot/node-http-server.git
cd node-http-server

Initialize project

npm install

Run the server

node server.js

📟 Sample Response

Once the server is running, go to your browser or use curl:

http://localhost:3000/

🐛 Known Issues

Only supports a single route by default (/)

No error-handling middleware yet

Static file serving not yet implemented

🧠 Learnings

This project helps you: 📘 Understand how Node.js handles HTTP natively 📘 Work with http.createServer() 📘 Prepare for using Express.js or other frameworks

🙌 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repo and submit a pull request.