serve

the little, simple command line file server

Well know from node.js, this little tool simply serves static content. The following details can be configured:

the path at which serve will serve the files, e.g. /assets/
the directory to serve, e.g. ~ or . or dir or /app/static/
the port to listen on
whether to use basic auth or not, and if so, with which password
whether to fall back to serving a file e.g. index.html, instead of serving a 404 (for Single Page Applications)

Examples

Serve the current directory on localhost:8080:

serve

Serve the home directory on localhost:8080:

serve --dir $HOME

Serve the current directory on localhost:3000:

serve --port 3000

Serve the home directory on localhost:8080, protected with username "foo" and password "bar":

serve --dir $HOME --user:pass foo:bar

Serve an asset directory on localhost:8080/static/:

serve --dir assets --path static

Fall back to index.html instead of serving 404s:

serve --fallback ./index.html