ASP.NET Core 2.0 Static Files

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RAks BM7y ago
What if we want to serve files from cloud where i have stored?
Tridip Bhattacharjee9y ago
In your project there was no folder called public then why you use this code UseWebRoot("public")......rather i found wwwroot folder exist in your code. this code UseWebRoot("public") not found in source code. thanks
Tridip Bhattacharjee9y ago
I see your project folder structure and found there is a folder called wwwroot then why you tell me to create folder called public? i thought this code UseWebRoot("public") will change the wwwroot folder name virtually not physically. what you say?
- Guest User9y ago
  You need a physical folder called public/content or any name you like. You have to create it. The settings just point to it, they won't create it.
Tridip Bhattacharjee9y ago
This is not clear what u said "It will use public instead of wwwroot and the folder to serve static" the does code will change the name of wwwroot to public? if we store test.png file in wwwroot folder then what will be the url http://localhost:1020/public/test.png instead of http://localhost:1020/wwwroot/test.png
- Guest User9y ago
  So first you'll need to create a folder called 'public', then you put your files in it e.g. test.png and then you can access them http://<localhost>/test.png. Note that you don't need to have wwwroot or public in your URL. The idea behind this folder is that it's served as if it was at the root of your application. Normally you'll have your static content in there like JavaScript, CSS, Images etc. I suggest download the code and play with it, it'll hopefully make it a bit clearer.
Tridip Bhattacharjee9y ago
What is the meaning of this line UseWebRoot("public") ? if we comment this line then what will happen ? also give me code example if i need to server static file from other folder under main folder where site code exist? so here i asked few question. if possible answer. thanks
- Guest User9y ago
  Hi Tridip, It will use public instead of wwwroot and the folder to serve static content. There is a link at the end of article to GitHub repo where the sample is present. I'll copy here too: https://github.com/TahirNaushad/Fiver.Asp.StaticFiles

Problem

How to serve static content (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Images) from ASP.NET Core application.

Solution

Modify the Configure() method in Startup class to use middleware for static files.

public void Configure(
IApplicationBuilder app,
IHostingEnvironment env)
{
app.UseStaticFiles(); // for files in wwwroot folder
app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions() // for files in content folder
{
FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(
Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "content")),
RequestPath = new PathString("/outside-content")
});
app.Run(async (context) =>
{
await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello Static Files");
});
}

Add static content to www root and a custom content folder.

static-files-explorer

Access the files using site address.

http://[site-address]/hello.html
http://[site-address]/outside-content/info.html

Discussion

Static files are served by default from the wwwroot folder and can be accessed as if the content exists in your root folder. The default folder can be changed via WebHostBuilder in Program.cs using following code.

UseWebRoot("public") // changed wwwroot to public

Static files can also be served from folders outside wwwroot by passing in StaticFileOptions to middleware and setting a FileProvider and RequestPath. This is useful when you want authorized access to files e.g. by returning FileResult action result from a secure controller.

Source Code

GitHub