fileserve

Golang-based simple file server to serve static files of the current working directory

• File sharing in LAN or home network
• Web application testing
• Personal web site hosting or demonstrating

Features

• Directory listing
• Filter dot files
• Cors or NoCache headers
• HTTPS with self-signed certificate
• BasicAuth
• Custom HTTP headers

Installing

You can install the pre-compiled binary in several different ways

homebrew tap:

brew tap hupe1980/fileserve
brew install fileserve

snapcraft:

sudo snap install fileserve

scoop:

scoop bucket add fileserve https://github.com/hupe1980/fileserve-bucket.git
scoop install fileserve

deb/rpm/apk:

Download the .deb, .rpm or .apk from the releases page and install them with the appropriate tools.

manually:

Download the pre-compiled binaries from the releases page and copy to the desired location.

How to use

fileserve is a tiny go based file server

Usage:
  fileserve [root] [flags]

Examples:
- serve the current working dir: fileserve
- add basic auth: fileserve -a user1:pass1 -a user2:pass2
- add custom http headers: fileserve --header Test=ABC --header Foo=Bar
- disable serving of dot files: fileserve --no-dot

Flags:
  -a, --auth stringArray        turn on basic auth and set username and password (separate by colon)
  -b, --bind string             bind to a specific interface (default "0.0.0.0")
      --cors                    allow cross origin requests to be served
      --header stringToString   add custom http headers (default [])
  -h, --help                    help for fileserve
  -s, --https                   serve with a temp self-signed certificate via HTTPS
      --no-cache                disable caching for the file server
      --no-dir                  turn off directory listing
      --no-dot                  disable serving of dot files
  -p, --port int                port to serve on (default 8000)
  -v, --version                 version for fileserve

Or use the module to create your own portable:

• nextjs-portable example

License

MIT