How to render html in nodejs?

Question

Node.js

Good afternoon!
I do it like this:

app.set('view engine', 'html');
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
    res.render('index.html', {
        isMain: true
    });
});

In views/lie Static files .html
are public/located (styles, scripts, fonts)
Error:

TypeError: undefined is not a function
   at View.render (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/view.js:93:8)
   at EventEmitter.app.render (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:566:10)
   at ServerResponse.res.render (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/response.js:938:7)
   at /home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/build/main.js:19:9
   at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:82:5)
   at next (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:110:13)
   at Route.dispatch (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:91:3)
   at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:82:5)
   at /home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:267:22
   at Function.proto.process_params (/home/slavikse/Документы/coding/shop/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:321:12)

.render()for jade it works as it should. I don’t understand how to make it work in html too?
Thanks for any help!
Decision:
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
res.sendfile(__dirname + '/index.html');

Answer 1

If I understand correctly - you want to pass the html file to the client side (force :D).
If so, then static html files do not need to be "rendered", it will be enough just to read them and give the contents to the client.