Which location do I use when uploading a file from client to Hyperdev server with multer?

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Hey all,

I’m trying to teach myself the MEAN stack and Hyperdev has become my best friend along the way!

I’m currently trying to create a form that allows me to upload a file(image) and then save it to my MongoDB. I’m using multer, but no matter what destination I put for storage I get this error:

"error: EROFS: read-only file system, open ‘assets/1d19426b73718f34b29a0a29b82283ec’
_ at Error (native)"_

My current code:

var multer = require('multer');
var upload = multer({dest: './assets'});

app.post('/newproduct', upload.single('image'), function (req, res, next) {
  console.log(req.files);
  // req.files is array of `photos` files
  // req.body will contain the text fields, if there were any
});
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The only directory where you can store files is the /tmp directory. However, you should know that it’s cleaned up regularly.

Someone may confirm this, but I’m 99% sure.

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Hi! We’re really glad to hear that HyperDev has been a valuable learning tool as you explore the mean stack! For the time being, Jonathan is right. The file system is read-only in the current iteration, but we’re working to release a writable file system within a few weeks!

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