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Serve static files/directories in Phoenix

Phoenix will by default server some files and directories from priv/static. More specifically css/, fonts/, images/, js/, favicon.ico and robots.txt. If you need to add a new directory however simply creating it in priv/static will not make Phoenix serve it. You need to explicitly add it.

Say your project is called ChicagoElixir you will need to go to your endpoint configuration, typically in: lib/chicago_elixir/web/endpoint.ex. There you will find the following configuration:

  plug Plug.Static,
    at: "/", from: :chicago_elixir, gzip: false,
    only: ~w(css fonts images js favicon.ico robots.txt)

Simply add the new folder or file name to the list in only and restart your Phoenix server.

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