net::ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND error when using sockets in javascript

I am trying to make a chat program using sockets, the problem I am having is that when I try to run the program I get the following error:

GET file:///C:/socket.io/socket.io.js net::ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

the following things I have tried doing:

• Using in the visual studio code's terminal npm install socket.io
• Tried putting socket.io/socket.io.jsinstead of /socket.io/socket.io.js

Neither of the following have worked and I still get the same error: Here is the following code:

<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

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