1 | # serve-static
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2 |
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3 | [![NPM Version][npm-version-image]][npm-url]
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4 | [![NPM Downloads][npm-downloads-image]][npm-url]
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5 | [![Linux Build][travis-image]][travis-url]
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6 | [![Windows Build][appveyor-image]][appveyor-url]
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7 | [![Test Coverage][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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8 |
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9 | ## Install
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10 |
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11 | This is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) module available through the
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12 | [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/). Installation is done using the
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13 | [`npm install` command](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-locally):
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14 |
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15 | ```sh
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16 | $ npm install serve-static
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17 | ```
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18 |
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19 | ## API
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20 |
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21 | <!-- eslint-disable no-unused-vars -->
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22 |
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23 | ```js
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24 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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25 | ```
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26 |
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27 | ### serveStatic(root, options)
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28 |
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29 | Create a new middleware function to serve files from within a given root
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30 | directory. The file to serve will be determined by combining `req.url`
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31 | with the provided root directory. When a file is not found, instead of
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32 | sending a 404 response, this module will instead call `next()` to move on
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33 | to the next middleware, allowing for stacking and fall-backs.
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34 |
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35 | #### Options
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36 |
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37 | ##### acceptRanges
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38 |
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39 | Enable or disable accepting ranged requests, defaults to true.
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40 | Disabling this will not send `Accept-Ranges` and ignore the contents
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41 | of the `Range` request header.
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42 |
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43 | ##### cacheControl
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44 |
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45 | Enable or disable setting `Cache-Control` response header, defaults to
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46 | true. Disabling this will ignore the `immutable` and `maxAge` options.
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47 |
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48 | ##### dotfiles
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49 |
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50 | Set how "dotfiles" are treated when encountered. A dotfile is a file
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51 | or directory that begins with a dot ("."). Note this check is done on
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52 | the path itself without checking if the path actually exists on the
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53 | disk. If `root` is specified, only the dotfiles above the root are
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54 | checked (i.e. the root itself can be within a dotfile when set
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55 | to "deny").
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56 |
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57 | - `'allow'` No special treatment for dotfiles.
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58 | - `'deny'` Deny a request for a dotfile and 403/`next()`.
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59 | - `'ignore'` Pretend like the dotfile does not exist and 404/`next()`.
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60 |
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61 | The default value is similar to `'ignore'`, with the exception that this
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62 | default will not ignore the files within a directory that begins with a dot.
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63 |
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64 | ##### etag
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65 |
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66 | Enable or disable etag generation, defaults to true.
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67 |
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68 | ##### extensions
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69 |
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70 | Set file extension fallbacks. When set, if a file is not found, the given
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71 | extensions will be added to the file name and search for. The first that
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72 | exists will be served. Example: `['html', 'htm']`.
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73 |
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74 | The default value is `false`.
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75 |
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76 | ##### fallthrough
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77 |
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78 | Set the middleware to have client errors fall-through as just unhandled
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79 | requests, otherwise forward a client error. The difference is that client
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80 | errors like a bad request or a request to a non-existent file will cause
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81 | this middleware to simply `next()` to your next middleware when this value
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82 | is `true`. When this value is `false`, these errors (even 404s), will invoke
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83 | `next(err)`.
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84 |
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85 | Typically `true` is desired such that multiple physical directories can be
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86 | mapped to the same web address or for routes to fill in non-existent files.
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87 |
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88 | The value `false` can be used if this middleware is mounted at a path that
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89 | is designed to be strictly a single file system directory, which allows for
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90 | short-circuiting 404s for less overhead. This middleware will also reply to
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91 | all methods.
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92 |
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93 | The default value is `true`.
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94 |
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95 | ##### immutable
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96 |
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97 | Enable or disable the `immutable` directive in the `Cache-Control` response
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98 | header, defaults to `false`. If set to `true`, the `maxAge` option should
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99 | also be specified to enable caching. The `immutable` directive will prevent
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100 | supported clients from making conditional requests during the life of the
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101 | `maxAge` option to check if the file has changed.
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102 |
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103 | ##### index
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104 |
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105 | By default this module will send "index.html" files in response to a request
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106 | on a directory. To disable this set `false` or to supply a new index pass a
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107 | string or an array in preferred order.
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108 |
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109 | ##### lastModified
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110 |
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111 | Enable or disable `Last-Modified` header, defaults to true. Uses the file
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112 | system's last modified value.
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113 |
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114 | ##### maxAge
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115 |
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116 | Provide a max-age in milliseconds for http caching, defaults to 0. This
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117 | can also be a string accepted by the [ms](https://www.npmjs.org/package/ms#readme)
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118 | module.
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119 |
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120 | ##### redirect
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121 |
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122 | Redirect to trailing "/" when the pathname is a dir. Defaults to `true`.
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123 |
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124 | ##### setHeaders
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125 |
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126 | Function to set custom headers on response. Alterations to the headers need to
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127 | occur synchronously. The function is called as `fn(res, path, stat)`, where
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128 | the arguments are:
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129 |
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130 | - `res` the response object
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131 | - `path` the file path that is being sent
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132 | - `stat` the stat object of the file that is being sent
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133 |
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134 | ## Examples
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135 |
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136 | ### Serve files with vanilla node.js http server
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137 |
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138 | ```js
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139 | var finalhandler = require('finalhandler')
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140 | var http = require('http')
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141 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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142 |
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143 | // Serve up public/ftp folder
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144 | var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', { 'index': ['index.html', 'index.htm'] })
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145 |
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146 | // Create server
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147 | var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) {
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148 | serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res))
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149 | })
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150 |
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151 | // Listen
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152 | server.listen(3000)
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153 | ```
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154 |
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155 | ### Serve all files as downloads
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156 |
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157 | ```js
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158 | var contentDisposition = require('content-disposition')
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159 | var finalhandler = require('finalhandler')
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160 | var http = require('http')
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161 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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162 |
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163 | // Serve up public/ftp folder
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164 | var serve = serveStatic('public/ftp', {
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165 | 'index': false,
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166 | 'setHeaders': setHeaders
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167 | })
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168 |
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169 | // Set header to force download
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170 | function setHeaders (res, path) {
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171 | res.setHeader('Content-Disposition', contentDisposition(path))
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172 | }
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173 |
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174 | // Create server
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175 | var server = http.createServer(function onRequest (req, res) {
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176 | serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res))
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177 | })
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178 |
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179 | // Listen
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180 | server.listen(3000)
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181 | ```
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182 |
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183 | ### Serving using express
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184 |
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185 | #### Simple
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186 |
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187 | This is a simple example of using Express.
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188 |
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189 | ```js
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190 | var express = require('express')
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191 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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192 |
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193 | var app = express()
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194 |
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195 | app.use(serveStatic('public/ftp', { 'index': ['default.html', 'default.htm'] }))
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196 | app.listen(3000)
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197 | ```
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198 |
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199 | #### Multiple roots
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200 |
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201 | This example shows a simple way to search through multiple directories.
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202 | Files are look for in `public-optimized/` first, then `public/` second as
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203 | a fallback.
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204 |
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205 | ```js
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206 | var express = require('express')
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207 | var path = require('path')
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208 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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209 |
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210 | var app = express()
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211 |
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212 | app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public-optimized')))
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213 | app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))
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214 | app.listen(3000)
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215 | ```
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216 |
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217 | #### Different settings for paths
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218 |
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219 | This example shows how to set a different max age depending on the served
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220 | file type. In this example, HTML files are not cached, while everything else
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221 | is for 1 day.
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222 |
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223 | ```js
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224 | var express = require('express')
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225 | var path = require('path')
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226 | var serveStatic = require('serve-static')
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227 |
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228 | var app = express()
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229 |
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230 | app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
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231 | maxAge: '1d',
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232 | setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
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233 | }))
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234 |
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235 | app.listen(3000)
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236 |
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237 | function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
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238 | if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
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239 | // Custom Cache-Control for HTML files
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240 | res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
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241 | }
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242 | }
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243 | ```
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244 |
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245 | ## License
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246 |
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247 | [MIT](LICENSE)
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248 |
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249 | [appveyor-image]: https://badgen.net/appveyor/ci/dougwilson/serve-static/master?label=windows
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250 | [appveyor-url]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/dougwilson/serve-static
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251 | [coveralls-image]: https://badgen.net/coveralls/c/github/expressjs/serve-static/master
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252 | [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/expressjs/serve-static?branch=master
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253 | [node-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/node/serve-static
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254 | [node-url]: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
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255 | [npm-downloads-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/dm/serve-static
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256 | [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/serve-static
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257 | [npm-version-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/v/serve-static
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258 | [travis-image]: https://badgen.net/travis/expressjs/serve-static/master?label=linux
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259 | [travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/expressjs/serve-static
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