Dynamically insert files into meteor public folder without hiding it -

i have meteor application generates images. after generated, want serve them. each time write public folder, meteor server restarts. searched solution , found several workarounds:

• serve files outside of project folder - @ moment don't know how achieve this, have write kind of middleware integrates meteor?

• add tilde ~ folder in public/ - seems make meteor ignore folder altogether, when trying access files in folder redirected root page.

• run meteor in production mode. seems dirty workaround me. right now, meteor run --production still restarts server have bundle app, reinstall fibers every time, set environment variables , run app. every time change something.

are there other solutions out there?

the accepted answer did not work me, of version 0.6.6.3 can following:

var fs = npm.require('fs'); webapp.connecthandlers.use(function(req, res, next) {     var re = /^\/url_path\/(.*)$/.exec(req.url);     if (re !== null) {   // handle urls start /url_path/*         var filepath = process.env.pwd + '/.server_path/' + re[1];         var data = fs.readfilesync(filepath, data);         res.writehead(200, {                 'content-type': 'image'             });         res.write(data);         res.end();     } else {  // other urls have default behaviors         next();     } }); 

notes

• process.env.pwd give project root

• if plan put files inside project

  • don't use public or private meteor folders
  • use dot folders (eg. hidden folders ex: .uploads)

  not respecting these 2 cause local meteor restart on every upload, unless run meteor app with: meteor run --production