How to store data with nodejs outside of the project folder?

Question

I am using ExpressJs and i want to save my files outside of the project like this.

im using this code for upload and its ok

my files uploaded correctly but i can not show them in the app cause route will be like this

http://localhost:8000/../../fileArchive/1661839542935/name.jpg

nut when i set this to src of an image, the src doesnt show my image

Answer 1

This is because express is trying to protect your project files from getting exposed on a malicious request. By default you cant access any of the files in your project or other directories. You can define a directory that can be accessed using the express.static method.

This will define a directory as a static directory which can be accessed (see express.static ). After you added this you can also drop the ../../ in your path. Express will check for any files matching the name in one of your static directories.

// This would allow the user to access the files in that directory
app.use(express.static('../fileArchive'));