📂 File Browser Server

A simple Express.js server that provides a file browsing interface, allows navigating folders, and serves files via HTTP. It also supports CORS, range requests.

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📦 Installation

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/file-browser-server.git
cd file-browser-server

2️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Create a .env file

Create a .env file in the project root and configure it as needed:

BASE_FOLDER=/Users/your-user/Documents/Files/  # Change to your folder path
PORT=8081
HOST=localhost

4️⃣ Run the server

npm run start

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🌐 Usage

Access the file browser

Open in your browser:

http://localhost:8081/browse/

View and download files

• Click on folders 📁 to navigate.
• Click on files 📄 to download/view.
• Use the ⬅️ Back button to return to the previous directory.

Serve files directly

To download a file directly:

http://localhost:8081/files/yourfile.mcap

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🛠 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/browse/	List files in the root folder
GET	/browse/:folder	List files in a subfolder
GET	/files/:filename	Serve a file for download

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📝 Logs

The server logs each request in the console with:

[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS] <IP_ADDRESS> - <METHOD> <URL>

Example:

[2024-03-06T15:45:23] 192.168.1.100 - GET /browse/

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