static files in wwwroot is not served in asp.net core mvc 6

cebuhax0r 26

I have files in my wwwroot folder like so

User's image

But still im getting 404 error since the css files are not being served, Even if I try to access it thru localhost:

http://localhost:58233/Content/css-new

The file is still 404 and not found. I already called app.UseStaticFiles(); in Program.cs and I can see

User's image

The files are in the build directory.
This is weird as I assume all files in wwwroot folder should be served to public. What else should I check and what am I doing wrong?
EDIT: I think i know the cause, it does not serve static files without extension, any idea on how to serve files without extension?
EDIT: found the answer, i need to set ServeUnknownFileTypes to true in app.UseStaticFiles()

Viorel 112.5K Reputation points

2023-01-21T16:08:41.11+00:00

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AgaveJoe 26,141 Reputation points

2023-01-21T18:36:15.9733333+00:00

The file is missing the file extension. Update the file name to css-new.css and update the file reference to [http://localhost:58233/Content/css-new.css. On the surface, it does not make a lot of sense or, at least, it is not clear why you want to remove the .css extension.

If you change the configuration to return unknown file types then the browser will not know the content-type. Which seems a bit a risky and the URL looks a lot like a route.
Zhi Lv - MSFT 32,016 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-23T08:52:08.61+00:00

Enabling ServeUnknownFileTypes is a security risk. It's disabled by default, and its use is discouraged. FileExtensionContentTypeProvider provides a safer alternative to serving files with non-standard extensions. More detail information, see Non-standard content types.