expressjs/serve-static

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1422 stars · 241 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js middleware library for serving static files from a root directory, built on the send module and commonly used with Express. It handles caching headers, ETags, range requests, and dotfile policies while falling through to the next middleware when files are not found.

Use cases

• serve static files from a node.js server
• serve a frontend build folder with express
• add cache-control and etag headers to static assets
• map multiple directories to the same web address
• serve static assets with dotfile protection

When to choose

• you need to serve static assets in an Express or Connect app
• you want fine-grained control over caching, ranges, and dotfile handling
• you want missing files to fall through to other middleware or routes

When to avoid

• you need a full standalone static file server with directory listing
• you serve assets from a CDN or object storage instead of disk
• you need dynamic server-side rendering of files

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-server middleware file-upload web-development backend developer-tools static-files express-middleware file-serving http nodejs web-server

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