Express serves static files that are not in root directory
I have a website with a lot of HD videos so I want to put the videos files outside of web root directory.
Here is my web root directory:
/var/node/myapp
For some basic static files like javascript, css... I put them in public directory.
/var/node/myapp/public
For video files I want to put here
/hdd/videos
This is my current serve static code:
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
javascript node.js express
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
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asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
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I have a website with a lot of HD videos so I want to put the videos files outside of web root directory.
Here is my web root directory:
/var/node/myapp
For some basic static files like javascript, css... I put them in public directory.
/var/node/myapp/public
For video files I want to put here
/hdd/videos
This is my current serve static code:
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
javascript node.js express
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
1
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
Vuong TranVuong Tran
1614
add a comment |
I have a website with a lot of HD videos so I want to put the videos files outside of web root directory.
Here is my web root directory:
/var/node/myapp
For some basic static files like javascript, css... I put them in public directory.
/var/node/myapp/public
For video files I want to put here
/hdd/videos
This is my current serve static code:
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
javascript node.js express
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
1
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
Vuong TranVuong Tran
1614
I have a website with a lot of HD videos so I want to put the videos files outside of web root directory.
Here is my web root directory:
/var/node/myapp
For some basic static files like javascript, css... I put them in public directory.
/var/node/myapp/public
For video files I want to put here
/hdd/videos
This is my current serve static code:
app.use(serveStatic(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
javascript node.js express
javascript node.js express
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
1
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
Vuong TranVuong Tran
1614
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
1
asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
Vuong TranVuong Tran
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Foo
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edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
Foo
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edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:25
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asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
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asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
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asked Nov 18 '18 at 2:37
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You can set multiple static directories. Example:
app.use(express.static('public', {etag: true, maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge}));
app.use(express.static('/hdd/videos'));
However, the path that you provide to the express.static function is relative to the directory from where you launch your node process. If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.
Document for express static file in here
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to/var/node/myapp/hdd/videosinstead of outside the root directory to..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
add a comment |
If you want to have a directory accessed outside of the root web server you'll need to go up a directory level via ... You didn't specify where exactly /hdd/videos is in relation to your root directory, but it should change to look something like this:
var videosDirectory = __dirname + '/../../hdd/videos';
app.use(serveStatic(videosDirectory, {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
add a comment |
You can create a symlink under /var/node/myapp/public to point to /hdd/videos:
On Linux/Unix/OSX, for example:
ln -s /hdd/videos /var/node/myapp/public/videos
This way you don't expose your entire root directory, and you can separate where you store the actual videos from where you serve them without copying or moving them when they're added/removed/etc.
When the user hits your route /videos it will look for it under /var/node/myapp/public as per your static route. It will see videos as a link and follow that link to /hdd/videos where the videos will be available.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
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You can set multiple static directories. Example:
app.use(express.static('public', {etag: true, maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge}));
app.use(express.static('/hdd/videos'));
However, the path that you provide to the express.static function is relative to the directory from where you launch your node process. If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.
Document for express static file in here
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to/var/node/myapp/hdd/videosinstead of outside the root directory to..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
add a comment |
You can set multiple static directories. Example:
app.use(express.static('public', {etag: true, maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge}));
app.use(express.static('/hdd/videos'));
However, the path that you provide to the express.static function is relative to the directory from where you launch your node process. If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.
Document for express static file in here
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to/var/node/myapp/hdd/videosinstead of outside the root directory to..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
add a comment |
You can set multiple static directories. Example:
app.use(express.static('public', {etag: true, maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge}));
app.use(express.static('/hdd/videos'));
However, the path that you provide to the express.static function is relative to the directory from where you launch your node process. If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.
Document for express static file in here
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
You can set multiple static directories. Example:
app.use(express.static('public', {etag: true, maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge}));
app.use(express.static('/hdd/videos'));
However, the path that you provide to the express.static function is relative to the directory from where you launch your node process. If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.
Document for express static file in here
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
edited Nov 18 '18 at 8:05
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
answered Nov 18 '18 at 7:55
KibGzrKibGzr
1,466610
1,466610
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to/var/node/myapp/hdd/videosinstead of outside the root directory to..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
add a comment |
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to/var/node/myapp/hdd/videosinstead of outside the root directory to..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to
/var/node/myapp/hdd/videos instead of outside the root directory to ..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
This fails to answer the asker's problem of pointing nodejs to a directory outside of the node process. In your example, the second line will route inside the node process directory to
/var/node/myapp/hdd/videos instead of outside the root directory to ..somewhere outside root../hdd/videos– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:28
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
You’re wrong! I said that “If you run the express app from another directory, it’s safer to use the absolute path of the directory that you want to serve.” I don’t know which is absolute path, just example :))
– KibGzr
Nov 18 '18 at 23:52
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
May be /root/home/hdd/videos or anything else. Don’t copy, paste then run without modify my code.
– KibGzr
Nov 19 '18 at 0:01
add a comment |
If you want to have a directory accessed outside of the root web server you'll need to go up a directory level via ... You didn't specify where exactly /hdd/videos is in relation to your root directory, but it should change to look something like this:
var videosDirectory = __dirname + '/../../hdd/videos';
app.use(serveStatic(videosDirectory, {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
add a comment |
If you want to have a directory accessed outside of the root web server you'll need to go up a directory level via ... You didn't specify where exactly /hdd/videos is in relation to your root directory, but it should change to look something like this:
var videosDirectory = __dirname + '/../../hdd/videos';
app.use(serveStatic(videosDirectory, {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
add a comment |
If you want to have a directory accessed outside of the root web server you'll need to go up a directory level via ... You didn't specify where exactly /hdd/videos is in relation to your root directory, but it should change to look something like this:
var videosDirectory = __dirname + '/../../hdd/videos';
app.use(serveStatic(videosDirectory, {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
If you want to have a directory accessed outside of the root web server you'll need to go up a directory level via ... You didn't specify where exactly /hdd/videos is in relation to your root directory, but it should change to look something like this:
var videosDirectory = __dirname + '/../../hdd/videos';
app.use(serveStatic(videosDirectory, {
maxAge: keys.conf.maxAge,
etag: true,
setHeaders: setCustomCacheControl
}));
function setCustomCacheControl (res, path) {
if (serveStatic.mime.lookup(path) === 'text/html') {
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=0')
}
}
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
answered Nov 18 '18 at 2:46
Shawn AndrewsShawn Andrews
945617
945617
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
add a comment |
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo
– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
I want to keep the public directory to serve css files. Please show me how
– Vuong Tran
Nov 18 '18 at 2:56
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(
/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
Then keep your existing public directory app.use() function, but before that function insert a app.use(
/videos, express.static(videosDirectory)). Now you can make calls to /vidoes/birdvideo and it will internally route to /hdd/videos/birdvideo– Shawn Andrews
Nov 18 '18 at 18:26
add a comment |
You can create a symlink under /var/node/myapp/public to point to /hdd/videos:
On Linux/Unix/OSX, for example:
ln -s /hdd/videos /var/node/myapp/public/videos
This way you don't expose your entire root directory, and you can separate where you store the actual videos from where you serve them without copying or moving them when they're added/removed/etc.
When the user hits your route /videos it will look for it under /var/node/myapp/public as per your static route. It will see videos as a link and follow that link to /hdd/videos where the videos will be available.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
3,20821428
add a comment |
You can create a symlink under /var/node/myapp/public to point to /hdd/videos:
On Linux/Unix/OSX, for example:
ln -s /hdd/videos /var/node/myapp/public/videos
This way you don't expose your entire root directory, and you can separate where you store the actual videos from where you serve them without copying or moving them when they're added/removed/etc.
When the user hits your route /videos it will look for it under /var/node/myapp/public as per your static route. It will see videos as a link and follow that link to /hdd/videos where the videos will be available.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
3,20821428
add a comment |
You can create a symlink under /var/node/myapp/public to point to /hdd/videos:
On Linux/Unix/OSX, for example:
ln -s /hdd/videos /var/node/myapp/public/videos
This way you don't expose your entire root directory, and you can separate where you store the actual videos from where you serve them without copying or moving them when they're added/removed/etc.
When the user hits your route /videos it will look for it under /var/node/myapp/public as per your static route. It will see videos as a link and follow that link to /hdd/videos where the videos will be available.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
3,20821428
You can create a symlink under /var/node/myapp/public to point to /hdd/videos:
On Linux/Unix/OSX, for example:
ln -s /hdd/videos /var/node/myapp/public/videos
This way you don't expose your entire root directory, and you can separate where you store the actual videos from where you serve them without copying or moving them when they're added/removed/etc.
When the user hits your route /videos it will look for it under /var/node/myapp/public as per your static route. It will see videos as a link and follow that link to /hdd/videos where the videos will be available.
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
3,20821428
edited Nov 18 '18 at 4:35
answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
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answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
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answered Nov 18 '18 at 4:30
DerekDerek
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