var fs = require('fs'), union = require('union'); var server = union.createServer({ before: [ function (req, res) { fs.readFile(__dirname + '/index.html', function (err, data) { if (err) { res.writeHead(500); return res.end('Error loading index.html'); } res.writeHead(200); res.end(data); }); } ] }); server.listen(9090); var io = require('socket.io').listen(server); io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) { socket.emit('news', {hello: 'world'}); socket.on('my other event', function (data) { console.log(data); }); });