Phase 5 · Express.js & Web Frameworks
TopicsStatic Files
Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
Serving files (images, CSS, client bundles) directly from a folder on your server using Express's built-in `express.static` middleware.
How to Learn This
- 1Serve a folder of static assets and confirm they're reachable via URL.
- 2Learn when serving static files from your API server makes sense vs using a CDN.
- 3Configure caching headers for static assets to improve repeat-visit performance.
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