Can ".htaccess" file work with npm's "http-server" command?

Question

This is probably a rookie question, but although the npm http-server page states:

...http-server is a simple, zero-configuration command-line http server...

Does this mean it completely disregards an .htaccess file? If so, is there another (yet still simple to use) HTTP server alternative that reads and uses it?

Ealdorman

.htaccess is an Apache thing. What do you need it for if you're using node? – Baleful

Ah sorry, my misunderstanding. I've only been using node / npm to launch the http-server, but I need to handle this mime-type AddType text/cache-manifest appcache manifest. I've only found the .htaccess solution, if something similar exists for node, I can ask a different question. – Ealdorman

Answer 1

.htaccess is an Apache configuration file. Since Apache isn't npm, Apache configuration files will obviously not work for npm.

Npm uses environment variables and npmrc files to configure things. See this documentation page.

In your case it looks like that this might do what you want it to do.

Silkworm