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KirtM9
KirtM9

Reputation: 241

Serving express files from base directory

How do would I serve static files from my base directory? Would it just be a / or would I have to include the name of the base directory, which in this case would be Scanning

app.use(express.static(join(__dirname, '/')));

Upvotes: 0

Views: 36

Answers (2)

jfriend00
jfriend00

Reputation: 707326

You need to use or construct the actual full path to the base directory. You don't show your actual directory structure and where the desired directory is relative to the directory that your code is running from.

If you wanted express.static() to serve from the Scanning directory which is a sub-directory of the directory you code is located in, you would do this:

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'Scanning')));

Or, if Scanning is a sibling of __dirname, then it would be this:

app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../Scanning')));

You should never be serving files with express.static() directly from __dirname because that would allow your server to serve up your actual source files (and sometimes things like credentials).

Upvotes: 1

cseitz
cseitz

Reputation: 1226

Pretty close, just a few adjustments!

app.use(express.static(`${__dirname}/Scanning`))

Upvotes: 1

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