Basic Node and Express: Serve Static Assets with file directory

Question

let express = require('express');



let app = express();
app.use(express.static('public'));

I am trying to solve freecodecamp's "Basic Node and Express: Serve Static Assets" challenge but it keep says "not working. Could someone help me? Thanks.

For reference, solution is mentioned here: https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/basic-node-and-express-serve-static-assets/556796 but it doesnt work. Anyway I'll migrate to codeacademy.

This is the path folder The main files in my directory

lndrcrvlh · Answer

Use:

app.use(express.static('./public'));

userUiWl · Answer

As described in express documentation:

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:

const path = require('path')
app.use('/static', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))

Basic Node and Express: Serve Static Assets with file directory

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