Node.js quick file server (static files over HTTP)

Question

Is there Node.js ready-to-use tool (installed with npm), that would help me expose folder content as file server over HTTP.

Example, if I have

Answer 1

From npm@5.2.0, npm started installing a new binary alongside the usual npm called npx. So now, one liners to create static http server from current directory:

npx serve

or

npx http-server