multer

Multer

Multer is a library in the Express ecosystem that allows your Express application to easily support file uploads. It couldn’t be easier.

After install the multer library, multer can then be configured to fit your specific needs. The example below shows off a basic configuration where dest ids set to avatars. This will store all uploaded files in a directory called avatars.

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const multer = require('multer')

const upload = multer({
  dest : 'avatars'
})

Multer is then added as middleware for the specific endpoint that should allow for file uploads. The route below is expecting a single avatar field on the submitted form.

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router.post('/users/me/avatar', upload.single('avatar'), (req,res)=>{
  res.send()
})