FileSystem

Filesystem middleware for Fiber that enables you to serve files from a directory.

caution

:params & :optionals? within the prefix path are not supported!

To handle paths with spaces (or other url encoded values) make sure to set fiber.Config{ UnescapePath: true }

Signatures

func New(config Config) fiber.Handler

Examples

Import the middleware package that is part of the Fiber web framework

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"
)

After you initiate your Fiber app, you can use the following possibilities:

// Provide a minimal config
app.Use(filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
    Root: http.Dir("./assets"),
}))

// Or extend your config for customization
app.Use(filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
    Root:         http.Dir("./assets"),
    Browse:       true,
    Index:        "index.html",
    NotFoundFile: "404.html",
    MaxAge:       3600,
}))

If your environment (Go 1.16+) supports it, we recommend using Go Embed instead of the other solutions listed as this one is native to Go and the easiest to use.

embed

Embed is the native method to embed files in a Golang excecutable. Introduced in Go 1.16.

package main

import (
    "embed"
    "io/fs"
    "log"
    "net/http"

    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"
)

// Embed a single file
//go:embed index.html
var f embed.FS

// Embed a directory
//go:embed static/*
var embedDirStatic embed.FS

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: http.FS(f),
    }))

    // Access file "image.png" under `static/` directory via URL: `http://<server>/static/image.png`.
    // Without `PathPrefix`, you have to access it via URL:
    // `http://<server>/static/static/image.png`.
    app.Use("/static", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: http.FS(embedDirStatic),
        PathPrefix: "static",
        Browse: true,
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

pkger

https://github.com/markbates/pkger

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"

    "github.com/markbates/pkger"
)

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/assets", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: pkger.Dir("/assets"),
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

packr

https://github.com/gobuffalo/packr

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"

    "github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
)

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/assets", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: packr.New("Assets Box", "/assets"),
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

go.rice

https://github.com/GeertJohan/go.rice

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"

    "github.com/GeertJohan/go.rice"
)

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/assets", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: rice.MustFindBox("assets").HTTPBox(),
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

fileb0x

https://github.com/UnnoTed/fileb0x

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"

    "<Your go module>/myEmbeddedFiles"
)

func main() {
    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/assets", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: myEmbeddedFiles.HTTP,
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

statik

https://github.com/rakyll/statik

package main

import (
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/filesystem"

    // Use blank to invoke init function and register data to statik
    _ "<Your go module>/statik" 
    "github.com/rakyll/statik/fs"
)

func main() {
    statikFS, err := fs.New()
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    app := fiber.New()

    app.Use("/", filesystem.New(filesystem.Config{
        Root: statikFS,
    }))

    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
}

Config

// Config defines the config for middleware.
type Config struct {
    // Next defines a function to skip this middleware when returned true.
    //
    // Optional. Default: nil
    Next func(c *fiber.Ctx) bool

    // Root is a FileSystem that provides access
    // to a collection of files and directories.
    //
    // Required. Default: nil
    Root http.FileSystem `json:"-"`

    // PathPrefix defines a prefix to be added to a filepath when
    // reading a file from the FileSystem.
    //
    // Use when using Go 1.16 embed.FS
    //
    // Optional. Default ""
    PathPrefix string `json:"path_prefix"`

    // Enable directory browsing.
    //
    // Optional. Default: false
    Browse bool `json:"browse"`

    // Index file for serving a directory.
    //
    // Optional. Default: "index.html"
    Index string `json:"index"`

    // The value for the Cache-Control HTTP-header
    // that is set on the file response. MaxAge is defined in seconds.
    //
    // Optional. Default value 0.
    MaxAge    int `json:"max_age"`

    // File to return if path is not found. Useful for SPA's.
    //
    // Optional. Default: ""
    NotFoundFile string `json:"not_found_file"`
    
    // The value for the Content-Type HTTP-header
    // that is set on the file response
    //
    // Optional. Default: ""
    ContentTypeCharset string `json:"content_type_charset"`
}

Default Config

var ConfigDefault = Config{
    Next:   nil,
    Root:   nil,
    PathPrefix: "",
    Browse: false,
    Index:  "/index.html",
    MaxAge: 0,
    ContentTypeCharset: "",
}