# No route matches for public directory

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-matches-for-public-directory/171576>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 6, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-matches-for-public-directory/171576 "2009-07-06T01:52:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jej)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-matches-for-public-directory/171576/1 "2009-07-06T01:52:57Z")

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Hi all,

Strange problem! I get this error when I try to access the public  
directory ([http://localhost:3000/stylesheets/](http://localhost:3000/stylesheets/)):

Routing Error  
No route matches “/stylesheets/” with {:method=\>:get}

This occurs on a fresh rails 2.3.2 app. Any idea?

Jej

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**Author:** ![Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jej)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-matches-for-public-directory/171576/2 "2009-07-06T02:03:28Z")

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On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Jej [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> This occurs on a fresh rails 2.3.2 app. Any idea?

Jej, you need to point to a physical file instead of a directory. For  
example,

[http://localhost:3000/stylesheets/](http://localhost:3000/stylesheets/)\<some\_css\_file\>.css

Good luck,

-Conrad

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**Author:** ![Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jej)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-matches-for-public-directory/171576/3 "2009-07-06T02:11:39Z")

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So stupid I am 😑 Thanks a lot!

Jej