# Static Files { #static-files }

You can serve static files automatically from a directory using `StaticFiles`.

## Use `StaticFiles` { #use-staticfiles }

* Import `StaticFiles`.
* "Mount" a `StaticFiles()` instance in a specific path.

{* ../../docs_src/static_files/tutorial001.py hl[2,6] *}

/// note | Technical Details

You could also use `from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles`.

# proto-file: devtools/build_cleaner/proto/actions.proto
# proto-message: ActionSpecs

# Python rules should not have more than one source file.
action_spec {
  action: CHECK_FILE_COUNT
  file_count_params {
    rule_selector {
      rule_kind_regex: "^.*py(type)?(_strict)?_(binary|library|test).*$"
      generator_function_regex: "^(?!boq_header)$"
    }
    max_source_count: 1
  }

public final class CustomTrust {
  // PEM files for root certificates of Comodo and Entrust. These two CAs are sufficient to view
  // https://publicobject.com (Comodo) and https://squareup.com (Entrust). But they aren't
  // sufficient to connect to most HTTPS sites including https://godaddy.com and https://visa.com.
  // Typically developers will need to get a PEM file from their organization's TLS administrator.

    public void test_TmpDirInitialization() {
        // ## Act ##
        final File tmpDir = Curl.tmpDir;

        // ## Assert ##
        assertNotNull(tmpDir);
        assertTrue(tmpDir.exists());
        assertTrue(tmpDir.isDirectory());
        assertTrue(tmpDir.canRead());
        assertTrue(tmpDir.canWrite());
        assertEquals(new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")).getAbsolutePath(), tmpDir.getAbsolutePath());
    }

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