This article explains how to make sure that the static content of your Node.js, Ruby or Python application is served by the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The glossary<\/a> contains explanations on a wide range of subjects and can be consulted to clarify certain terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enter the following address in your web browser: https: \/\/mg.n0c.com\/en\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N0C servers use Passenger to run your Node.js, Ruby and Python web applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the philosophies of Passenger is to take into account the fact that, in practice, many web applications share the same conventions with regard to structural characteristics. Among other things, most web applications have a directory in which they store static files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To make life easier, Phusion Passenger \u201cassumes\u201d these conventions by default so that, if your application conforms to them, you will get a lot of out-of-the-box functionalities, without any configuration. In the case of Node.js, for example, Passenger considers that your application directory has the following structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where :<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Ruby, All your the static files of your application, such as images, css files, js files, etc., should be stored in the To achieve this, you first need to prepare Phusion Passenger to serve the static content of your application. That is what this article is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some steps are automatic and performed in the MG Panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The remaining steps are manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the manual steps you need to follow to get Phusion Passenger to serve and manage your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have configured your application in the language of your choice, simply restart it. This triggers the start-up of your Phusion Passenger application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please refer to the following articles, which explain how to configure and restart your application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a Please refer to the paragraph explaining how to move a file in the article \u201cHow to use the file manager<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By default, N0C storage contains a You can find the folder containing the .htaccess of your application by going to the \u201cFile manager\u201d option on your N0C panel. On this page, you will be able to find all your domains as well as the root of the document linked to that domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please refer to the article How to use the file manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPrerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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app.js<\/code> is the entry point for your Node.js application. Phusion Passenger starts your application by loading this file. It must register a request handler, as we will see later;<\/li>\n\n\n\npublic<\/code> directory contains static files that are automatically served by the web server. For example, if there is a public\/image.jpg<\/code> file, all requests to \/image.jpg<\/code> will be processed by the web server and never passed on to the application;<\/li>\n\n\n\ntmp<\/code> directory can be used by the application, but is also used by Phusion Passenger to restart the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nconfig.ru<\/code> is the entry point for your application. For Python, run.py<\/code> is the entry point to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\npublic<\/code> directory. In addition, you need to place an .htaccess file in which you can specify to add cache headers and their expiry time. In fact, if the htaccess remains in public_html, it will not be used for your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAutomatic Preparation of Passenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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app.js<\/code>, config.ru<\/code> or run.py<\/code> as the entry point for your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nManual Preparation of Passenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1 — Configure and Restart Your Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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public<\/code> directory and move all static files into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 3 — Place the .htaccess File in the Public Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
public<\/code> directory. All you need to do is place the .htaccess file in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n