http-server

> This is a fork of rsms/serve-http with some modifications.

Simple single-file local web server

npm i -g @enginerd/http-server

- Single file without dependencies — copy it into your project.
- Safety feature: Only serves local connections unless given explicit command-line argument.
- Safety feature: Refuses to serve directories outside home directory to remote connections.

Install through npm i -g @enginerd/http-server

``$ ./http-server -help Usage: http-server [options] [


  Directory to serve files from. Defaults to the current directory.
Options:
  -p, -port   Listen on specific 
  -host       Bind to  instead of "localhost"
  -public           Accept connections from anywhere (same as -host "")
  -q, -quiet        Don't log requests
  -no-dirlist       Disable directory listing
  -dirlist-hidden   Show files beginning with "." in directory listings
  -h, -help         Show help and exit
  -version          Print version to stdout and exit
Examples:
  http-server
    Serve current directory on some available port
  http-server -p 8080 docs
    Serve directory ./docs locally on port 8080
  http-server -public -no-dirlist
    Serve current directory publicly on some available port,
    without directory listing.

`JavaScript API`

http-server can also be used as a library:

`js import { createServer } from "@enginerd/http-server"; const __dirname = import.meta.dirname; const server = createServer({ pubdir: __dirname, port: 1234, showServingMessage: true }); //serveris a standard nodejs http server instance.`

See TypeScript type definitions for documentation of the API:types.d.ts`