> **Version 9** — **React** / **TypeScript**
> Also available:
- `?language=js` for JavaScript
- `?codeOnly=true` for code snippets only
- other versions: Version 10.3 (latest) (`/docs/api/main-config/main-config-static-dirs.md`), Version 8 (`/docs/8/api/main-config/main-config-static-dirs.md`)

# staticDirs

Parent: [main.js|ts configuration](./main-config.mdx)

Type: `(string | { from: string; to: string })[]`

Sets a list of directories of [static files](../../configure/integration/images-and-assets.mdx#serving-static-files-via-storybook-configuration) to be loaded by Storybook.

```ts
// .storybook/main.ts
// Replace your-framework with the framework you are using, e.g. react-vite, nextjs, vue3-vite, etc.

const config: StorybookConfig = {
  framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
  stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
  staticDirs: ['../public', '../static'],
};

export default config;
```

## With configuration objects

You can also use a configuration object to define the directories:

```ts
// .storybook/main.ts
// Replace your-framework with the framework you are using, e.g. react-vite, nextjs, vue3-vite, etc.

const config: StorybookConfig = {
  framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
  stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
  staticDirs: [{ from: '../my-custom-assets/images', to: '/assets' }],
};

export default config;
```