File Server Setup

Overview

The davinci file server is a simple server written in Javascript that can be run on a local machine using Node.js. To run the server requires installing node js, installing the pre-requisite libraries, then downloading and running the script.

Pre-requisites

The file server is a Javascript script that is can be run using Node js. Prior to running the script, you need to install Node js.

The davinci web-server also depends on two node.js packages, express and body-parser. You will need to install the packages in the folder where you intend to run the server. Install the two packages by entering the following commands in the command prompt from above. (Be sure that you are in the folder that hosts the file server when running the installation commands)

npm install express
npm install body-parser
                

Setup

The file server runs within a folder on your local hard drive. You need to create the folder where the server is to be hosted. Within that folder, place a folder called root, which will hold the files that you wish to host.

Next download the the javascript file at this link and place it in the file server directory. (right click on the link and choose download.)