DotNetStatic

DotNetStatic is a simple tool to spin up a web server on your local machine to host static web files.

After starting the application you can open a broswer window and navigate to http://localhost:8080

Default documents are:

• index.htm
• index.html
• default.htm
• default.html

If no default document is found, it will show a directory browser.

To exit the application use "CTRL+C" or close the command prompt.

Install

dotnet tool install --global DotNetStatic

Uninstall

dotnet tool uninstall -g DotNetStatic

Usage

Command Line: dotnetstatic start [options]

Options:
  -p|--port <port>       Set port number [default: 8080]
  -d|--directory <path>  Set content path [default: where the command was executed from]

Examples:

Command Prompt

> cd C:\mysite\wwwroot
> dotnetstatic start

Output:

info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Now listening on: http://[::]:8080
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Hosting environment: Production
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Content root path: C:\mysite\wwwroot

Implementation Details

DotNetStatic is written in C# 7.3 with AspNetCore 3.1.