Using express.static middleware in an authorized route

Question

I\'m using node with express and passportjs to restrict access to files located in a private folder. I have reduced my code to the following. Everything in the public static

Answer 1

You can also add express.static(__dirname + '/private'); to your app.config.

app.configure(function() {
  app.use(app.router);
  app.use(express.logger('dev')); 
  app.use('/public',express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
  app.use('/private',express.static(__dirname + '/private'));
});

The private path middleware would be executed anytime a path began with private.