insvex.http

modern, simple and ⚡-fast http server index built with svelte-kit

It can be configured to run as a standalone http- / file-server with SSR (server side rendering)
or run as SPA (single page application)
_{Thanks, SvelteKit ❤️!}

Regardless of the configuration, insvex.http can (and should be) used in conjunction with your already existing webserver, like nginx.

When using nginx and insvex.http configured as SPA, there isn't even a need to run a node.js server, although thumbnail generation may suffer.
In fact, with the right nginx-config (sample provided) insvex.http can work without any dependencies!
Configure nginx, drop in SPA files and you're done!

Demo:

https://insvex-demo.1-3-3-7.dev

Features

• modern, simple and ⚡-fast
• responsive design
• (optional) standalone server
• SSR (server side rendering)
• works with javascript disabled in SSR mode
• SPA mode
• optionally without any dependencies
  configure nginx, drop files, done!
• thumbnail generation
• extensive file preview
  • syntax highlighting when previewing code
• directory tree
• QR-code generation
• search
• https in standalone mode
  (recommended to use nginx for now)

Installation

Before installation, you should decide whether to run insvex.http with SSR or as SPA.

SPA mode with nginx autoindex

Pros:

• no dependencies
• easy setup

Cons:

• no thumbnail generation
• requires clientside javascript
• no pagination

Setup

1. configure nginx according to the provided sample config
2. Drop the files of the SPA-NginX-AUTOINDEX-artifact into your webroot

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SSR

Pros:

• thumbnail generation
• no clientside javascript required
• pagination (or endless scrolling)
• fastest

Cons:

• dependencies

Setup

1. configure nginx according to the provided sample config
2. copy the files of the SSR-artifact into any directory, but not into your webroot
3. Install dependencies

   # ubuntu
   sudo apt install nodejs ffmpeg graphicsmagick libreoffice ghostscript
   # arch
   sudo pacman -S nodejs ffmpeg graphicsmagick libreoffice ghostscript

4. cd into the directory where you copied the SSR-files
5. edit config.json to your liking
6. Install node dependencies

   npm i

7. run the server

   npm run start

8. (optional) Configure a systemd service

    [Unit]
    Description=insvex.http systemd service
    Documentation=https://github.com/Alia5/insvex.http
    
    [Service]
    Type=simple
    WorkingDirectory=/path/to/ssr/server/files
    Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
    ExecStart=node index.js
    Restart=always
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target                           
   

Development

# pnpm as package manager is encouraged, to install:
corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest
# corepack comes bundled with node.js, so no need to install it


git clone git@github.com:Alia5/insvex.http.git
git submodule update --init --recursive
cd insvex.http
pnpm run setup
pnpm run dev

License

Copyright 2017-2023 Peter Repukat - FlatspotSoftware

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.