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Node.JS is a event driven server-side JavaScript runtime, that uses V8 JS Engine (same as Chromium) and executes code outside a web browser.
If you want to serve static files on your Node.JS web application, you can create a simple static HTTP server in Node.JS.
Node.JS is a event-driven server-side JavaScript runtime, that uses V8 JS engine (same as Chromium) and executes code outside a web browser.
In this article we will cover basics of implementation of HTTP server in Node.JS and build a simple static HTTP server.
## Prerequisites
- Node.JS installed on your developement machine
- Node.JS installed on your development machine
## Built-in HTTP module
Node.JS has built-in `http` module, which allows Node.JS to communicate over HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
To include that module, we use `require()` method:

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