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Express js static relative parent directory

rated 0 times [ 124] [ 7] / answers: 1 / hits: 29077 / 11 Years ago, mon, december 2, 2013, 12:00:00

I'm currently experiencing some minor problems with serving static files through expressJs.

My directory structure is as following:

public
- css
- lib

src
- views
- home
  - index.html
- server.js

In my index.html file i have prefixed all my assets with a leading slash.

My static setup is as following:
app.use(express.static(path.resolve(__dirname + '../' + 'public')));

But for some reason my static files are not getting served.

I was thinking that this is a crossdomain call or something...
I'm currently using cloud9 IDE, might this have to do with it somehow?

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answered 11 Years ago annalieset · Accepted Answer

You should use path.join instead of manually concatening path components. It uses path.normalize, which resolves . and .., handles multiple or trailing slashes, and uses the appropriate file separator for your platform (see: path.sep).

For example,

var path = require('path');



var express = require('express');



var app = express();



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