simple-http-server is a simple static file server written in Rust. It can quickly serve files from a directory over HTTP and provides a built-in directory listing with breadcrumb navigation.
The server supports file uploads, HTTP Basic Authentication, range requests, compression, cache control, CORS, SPA fallback, and optional HTTPS support.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Serve static files over HTTP.
- Directory listing with breadcrumb navigation.
- Optionally render index.html and index.htm files automatically.
- Upload files with CSRF protection.
- HTTP Basic Authentication.
- HTTP cache control with Last-Modified and ETag support.
- Single-range partial content requests.
- gzip and deflate compression.
- CORS, COOP, and COEP header support.
- SPA fallback using a specified file for missing paths.
- Optional PKCS#12 HTTPS support.
- Configurable bind address, port, worker threads, and upload size limit.
Website: github.com/TheWaWaR/simple-http-server
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Developer: TheWaWaR
License: MIT License
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