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
Start an HTTP server on a specific port to serve a specific directory
Start an HTTP server using basic authentication
Start an HTTP server with directory listings disabled
Start an HTTPS server on the default port using the specified certificate
Start an HTTP server and include the client's IP address in the output logging
Start an HTTP server with CORS enabled by including the Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * header in all responses
Start an HTTP server with logging disabled
Help
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.