Using only HTML in a node.js application as the main view engine (pros and cons)?

Question

JavaScript

I started learning node.js to develop my own application and met such a feature as using such view engines as .ejs .jade and so on. After searching on Google, I realized that it is recommended to use them and not just HTML files. What if I want to use only pure HTML5, so that node.js is just a server-side language that sends static files to the user, like in the case of Apache? The difficulty is that I am working on a dynamic application, with blog and social network features. Will there be any problems if you don't use the recommended view engines but just HTML?
Thanks everyone for the replies!

Answer 1

In a dynamic application, you will not be able to send static files, let's start with this.
If you still need to send static, you can also set up just a server on node.js without anything extra. Start with express - the most popular node.js module for organizing a simple server.

Answer 2

Take mustache and you won't have to rewrite your html in jade