All static files must be placed in the /documents/static directory of your project. This is the required location for serving static assets in your document templates.

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Client-Side Usage

Inside HTML/React components, static files are served directly from the /documents/static directory. Access them using the absolute path:

// Access static content on the client-side
<img src="/static/logo.png" />

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Server-Side Usage

When reading files server-side (like in document templates), use process.env.DOCUMENTS_STATIC_PATH to access files in your static directory:

Server-side files only work in local development and are not supported yet using the API.
If you’d like to see this feature, please leave a comment on the #feature-requests channel in Slack.

import fs from 'node:fs'
import path from 'path'

// Read static content in server-side components
const content = fs.readFileSync(
  path.join(process.env.DOCUMENTS_STATIC_PATH ?? '', 'content.md'),
  'utf-8'
)

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Example: Local Fonts

Place your font files anywhere in the /static directory and load them using @font-face:

import { Document, Head } from "@htmldocs/react"

function MyDocument() {
  return (
    <Document>
      <Head>
        <style>
          {`
            @font-face {
              font-family: 'CustomFont';
              src: url('/static/fonts/CustomFont.woff2') format('woff2'),
                  url('/static/fonts/CustomFont.woff') format('woff');
              font-weight: normal;
              font-style: normal;
            }
          `}
        </style>
      </Head>
      <div style={{ fontFamily: 'CustomFont' }}>
        Text using custom font
      </div>
    </Document>
  )
}

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Example: Loading Markdown Content

Here’s a complete example of loading and rendering markdown content in a document:

import { Document } from "@htmldocs/react"
import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it'
import fs from 'node:fs'
import path from "path"

const content = fs.readFileSync(
  path.join(process.env.DOCUMENTS_STATIC_PATH ?? '', 'content.md'),
  'utf-8'
)

const md = new MarkdownIt({ html: true })

function MyDocument() {
  const html = md.render(content)
  
  return (
    <Document>
      <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }} />
    </Document>
  )
}