How to serve an Angular 2 dist folder index.html

You can use http-server for doing so. First of all generate a build using the command ng build --prod --aot --output-hashing=none. This will create a dist folder in your directory structure.

After this, run http-server ./dist, which will start serving your project from dist folder.

Make sure you have installed http-server globally using

npm install http-server -g

For reference, see https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server

At least for Angular apps, angular-http-server seems to be a nicer option.

First install it with your prefered package manager, say

npm install angular-http-server -g

or

yarn global add angular-http-server

Then execute it:

angular-http-server --path path/to/dist/folder

Look at the repo for more information about usage.

PS: According the author, it should also work with other SPA frameworks (React, Vue and so forth).

PPS: Do not use angular-http-server for production, use this solution for testing purposes only.

You need a server to serve your generated build.

I am using http-server. Install http-server using:

npm install -g http-server

now go inside your dist folder and run this command

http-server

as shown here:

Check http://localhost:8080 in your browser