webfs is a simple http server for mostly static content. You can use it to serve the content of a ftp server via http for example.
It can also be used to export some files the quick way by starting a http server in a few seconds, without editing some configuration file first.
It is a single-process server, based on select() and non-blocking I/O. It supports keep-alive, byte ranges, virtual hosts and IPv6. It generates automatically listings for directories. It has no config file, just a few command line switches.
This is free and open source software.
Website: linux.bytesex.org
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Developer: Gerd Knorr
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
webfs is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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