CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.jsexpress
Kittichote Chain
Kittichote Chain

Reputation: 681

How to mount root to a directory in express?

I am trying to mount a particular directory in an app to root. The structure of my app is

/app
  /server.js
  /views
    /statics
        /index.html
    /partials
  /public
    /javascript
    /css
    /images

I want the static to be served as root so I can access index.html at localhostL:4001/index.html instead of localhostL:4001/static/views/index/html

I have tried to use express.statics. However, it didn't work.

in server.js

app.use(express.static('public'));
app.use('/', express.static('views/statics'));

Upvotes: 1

Views: 756

Answers (2)

Hasan Raza
Hasan Raza

Reputation: 65

Currently you are using relative path to serve static files instead of this you can use absolute path for serving files like this

app.use(express.statics(path.join(__dirname, 'views/statics'));

This will solve your problem.

Upvotes: 1

Vikash_Singh
Vikash_Singh

Reputation: 1896

it should be app.use('/', express.static('views/statics')); check the working model here : https://repl.it/@VikashSingh1/SlategrayDeadRobot

Upvotes: 1

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