Serve static folder using nodejs and express js

Question

I'm trying to serve static files using nodejs and express js. In the code I have:

server.use('/public', express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

But when I try to enter locahost:myPort/public i get

Cannot GET /public/

I have some two other mappings: "/search.html" and "/download.html" and those pages works fine. What I would like to get is the files list, which are in the public folder.

Is it possible to get such results?

Jordonias · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-26 15:40:34Z

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What you are looking for is possible through the use of the serve-index middleware. https://github.com/expressjs/serve-index

npm install serve-index

.

var serveIndex = require('serve-index');

app.use('/public', serveIndex('/public'));

edited Aug 26, 2014 at 15:40

answered Aug 26, 2014 at 14:38

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