Creating Your Static Folder
 

• In your project’s file structure, create a new folder named static at the root. This folder will store your images, CSS files, JavaScript files, and any other static media.
• Add your static files (e.g., logo.png, styles.css) inside the static folder.

 
Configuring Your Express Server to Serve Static Media
 

• Create a new file in the root of your project named server.js. This file will handle your server code.
• Copy and paste the following code into server.js. This code sets up an Express server that serves static files from the static folder:

  
  const express = require('express');
  const app = express();
  
  // Tell Express to serve files from the "static" folder
  app.use(express.static('static'));
  // Root route example
  app.get('/', (req, res) => {
    res.send('Welcome to my v0 Project with Static Media!');
  });
  // Listen on port 3000 (Lovable will use this to serve your project)
  app.listen(3000, () => {
    console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
  });
      

  
  

 
Adding Required Dependencies Without a Terminal
 

• Create a new file in your project’s root named package.json. This file will list all dependencies needed for your project.
• Insert the following code into package.json. This ensures that the Express framework is included as a dependency:

  
  {
    "name": "v0-static-project",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "main": "server.js",
    "dependencies": {
      "express": "^4.17.1"
    }
  }
      

• Lovable automatically reads the package.json file and installs the required dependencies when your project is deployed.

 
Accessing Your Uploaded Static Files
 

• With your server running, all files inside the static folder are directly accessible via the browser.
• For example, if you uploaded a file named logo.png into the static folder, you can access it by navigating your browser to http://yourprojectdomain/logo.png.
• This setup allows you to reference static resources in your HTML files or CSS using relative paths (e.g., <img src="logo.png" alt="Logo">).

 
Configuring Media Uploads in Your Application
 

• Create a file named upload.py in your project’s root directory. This file will contain the functions and endpoints to handle file uploads.
• In your upload.py, add the following code to define a safe upload route. This example uses a very simple approach with Flask. (Remember that every time you type a code snippet, wrap it like this:)

  
  from flask import Flask, request, redirect, url\_for
  import os
  from werkzeug.utils import secure\_filename
  
  app = Flask(name)
  Define the directory where media files will be stored.
  UPLOAD_FOLDER = 'media'
  app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = UPLOAD_FOLDER
  Optional: Define allowed file extensions.
  ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = {'png', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif'}
  def allowed_file(filename):
      return '.' in filename and \
             filename.rsplit('.', 1)[1].lower() in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS
  @app.route('/upload', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
  def upload_file():
      if request.method == 'POST':
          # Check if the post request has the file part.
          if 'file' not in request.files:
              return 'No file part in the request'
          file = request.files['file']
          # If the user does not select a file, the browser submits an empty file.
          if file.filename == '':
              return 'No selected file'
          if file and allowed_file(file.filename):
              filename = secure_filename(file.filename)
              file_path = os.path.join(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], filename)
              file.save(file_path)
              # After saving, redirect or respond appropriately.
              return 'File uploaded successfully'
      # For GET method, provide a simple HTML form for file upload.
      return '''
          
  
              
              
          
  
      '''
  
  if name == 'main':
      # Make sure the upload folder exists.
      if not os.path.exists(UPLOAD_FOLDER):
          os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER)
      app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)
      

  
  


• 
  Since Lovable does not have a terminal, include any dependency information in a comment or in a file that your environment processes. To ensure Flask and Werkzeug are available, create a file named dependencies.py with the following content:
  

  
  This is a simulation for dependency installation in Lovable.
  Ensure that these dependencies are available in your environment.
  Flask
  Werkzeug
  </code></pre>