http-server

Simple static HTTP server to serve static files.

TLDR

Start an HTTP server listening on the default port to serve the current directory

$ http-server

Start an HTTP server on a specific port to serve a specific directory

$ http-server [path/to/directory] --port [port]

Start an HTTP server using basic authentication

$ http-server --username [username] --password [password]

Start an HTTP server with directory listings disabled

$ http-server -d [false]

Start an HTTPS server on the default port using the specified certificate

$ http-server --ssl --cert [path/to/cert.pem] --key [path/to/key.pem]

Start an HTTP server and include the client's IP address in the output logging

$ http-server --log-ip

Start an HTTP server with CORS enabled by including the Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * header in all responses

$ http-server --cors

Start an HTTP server with logging disabled

$ http-server --silent

usage: http-server [path] [options]

options:
  -p --port    Port to use. If 0, look for open port. [8080]
  -a           Address to use [0.0.0.0]
  -d           Show directory listings [true]
  -i           Display autoIndex [true]
  -g --gzip    Serve gzip files when possible [false]
  -b --brotli  Serve brotli files when possible [false]
               If both brotli and gzip are enabled, brotli takes precedence
  -e --ext     Default file extension if none supplied [none]
  -s --silent  Suppress log messages from output
  --cors[=headers]   Enable CORS via the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" header
                     Optionally provide CORS headers list separated by commas
  -o [path]    Open browser window after starting the server.
               Optionally provide a URL path to open the browser window to.
  -c           Cache time (max-age) in seconds [3600], e.g. -c10 for 10 seconds.
               To disable caching, use -c-1.
  -t           Connections timeout in seconds [120], e.g. -t60 for 1 minute.
               To disable timeout, use -t0
  -U --utc     Use UTC time format in log messages.
  --log-ip     Enable logging of the client's IP address

  -P --proxy       Fallback proxy if the request cannot be resolved. e.g.: http://someurl.com
  --proxy-options  Pass options to proxy using nested dotted objects. e.g.: --proxy-options.secure false

  --username   Username for basic authentication [none]
               Can also be specified with the env variable NODE_HTTP_SERVER_USERNAME
  --password   Password for basic authentication [none]
               Can also be specified with the env variable NODE_HTTP_SERVER_PASSWORD

  -S --tls --ssl   Enable secure request serving with TLS/SSL (HTTPS)
  -C --cert    Path to TLS cert file (default: cert.pem)
  -K --key     Path to TLS key file (default: key.pem)

  -r --robots        Respond to /robots.txt [User-agent: *\nDisallow: /]
  --no-dotfiles      Do not show dotfiles
  --mimetypes        Path to a .types file for custom mimetype definition
  -h --help          Print this list and exit.
  -v --version       Print the version and exit.

http-server

Simple static HTTP server to serve static files.

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