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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/rest](./rest.md) &gt; [RestServer](./rest.restserver.md) &gt; [static](./rest.restserver.static.md)

## RestServer.static() method

Mount static assets to the REST server. See https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html\#express.static

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
static(path: PathParams, rootDir: string, options?: ServeStaticOptions): void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  path | PathParams | The path(s) to serve the asset. See examples at https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html\#path-examples |
|  rootDir | string | The root directory from which to serve static assets |
|  options | ServeStaticOptions | Options for serve-static |

<b>Returns:</b>

void