Serve index.html at / by default in Compojure

Question

I have a static file called index.html that I\'d like to serve when someone requests /. Usually web servers do this by default, but Compojure doesn

Answer 1

(ns compj-test.core
  (:use [compojure.core])
  (:require
        [ring.util.response :as resp]))

(defroutes main-routes
  (GET "/" [] (resp/redirect "/index.html")))

What you're asking for is a redirect from / to /index.html. Its as simple as (resp/redirect target). No need to over complicate things.