file-server

README

File Server

A simple Go program to serve files, with some bonus features 😎

NOTE: Only tested on Linux

Key points

• Serves all static files from a root folder
• Has a GET /api/random endpoint which returns the path to a file with whitelisted file extension
• Watches the filesystem to keep track of all currently existing files (no restart needed when new files/folders are added or old removed)

Running

Required environment variables:

• FILE_SERVER_ROOT_FOLDER: A path to the folder containing files
• FILE_SERVER_HOST: The host where the server is running (will typically be http://localhost, or a domain: https://example.com)

Optional environment variables:

• FILE_SERVER_WHITELISTED_EXTENSIONS: A comma separated list to set custom file types to be considered valid. Defaults to jpeg,jpg,png,gif,mp4,mp3,wav,avi,mkv,mov,webm
• PORT: Set the port the server will be running on. Defaults to 8000
• LOG_LEVEL: Set the desired log level, only debug and info are currently supported. Defaults to info