Serve static file index.html by default

Question

I've got a very simple angular app project that needs to do nothing more than serve static files from wwwroot. Here is my Startup.cs:

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
    {
        app.UseIISPlatformHandler();
        app.UseStaticFiles();
    }

    // Entry point for the application.
    public static void Main(string[] args) => WebApplication.Run<Startup>(args);
}

Whenever I launch the project with IIS Express or web I always have to navigate to /index.html. How do I make it so that I can just visit the root (/) and still get index.html?

Muhammad Rehan Saeed · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-29 08:09:45Z

7

You want to server default files and static files:

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder application)
{
    ...
    // Enable serving of static files from the wwwroot folder.
    application.UseStaticFiles();
    // Serve the default file, if present.
    application.UseDefaultFiles();
    ...
}

Alternatively, you can use the UseFileServer method which does the same thing using a single line, rather than two.

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder application)
{
    ...
    application.UseFileServer();
    ...
}

See the documentation for more information.

edited Jun 29, 2018 at 8:09

answered Nov 23, 2015 at 12:57

Muhammad Rehan Saeed

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2 Comments

Chris Halcrow Over a year ago

You must do it in this order (app.UseDefaultFiles before app.UseStaticFiles). Otherwise use app.UseFileServer, which is just shorthand for the same thing.

Muhammad Rehan Saeed Over a year ago

@ChrisHalcrow Thanks, now fixed. For future reference, you can actually just edit other peoples answers directly.

kspearrin · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-19 03:22:07Z

6

Simply change app.UseStaticFiles(); to app.UseFileServer();

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
    {
        app.UseIISPlatformHandler();
        app.UseFileServer();
    }

    // Entry point for the application.
    public static void Main(string[] args) => WebApplication.Run<Startup>(args);
}

answered Nov 19, 2015 at 3:22

kspearrin

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