freelang-http-server

Lightweight HTTP server - Static file server for edge computing and embedded systems.

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Overview

Ultra-lightweight web server optimized for:
- Edge Computing - IoT, Raspberry Pi, embedded systems
- Static Content - HTML, CSS, JS, assets
- Development - Quick local testing
- Containers - Minimal footprint (0.6MB)

$3

✅ Extremely Fast (4ms startup vs 120ms+ for Node.js)
✅ Minimal Memory (~500KB vs 50MB+ for Node.js)
✅ Concurrent Connections - Multi-threaded pool
✅ Security - Directory traversal protection
✅ HTTP/1.1 Compliant - Proper headers
✅ MIME Detection - Auto content-type

Quick Start

``bash


Start on default port 8080

freelang-http-server

Custom port and directory

freelang-http-server -p 3000 -d /var/www

Specific bind address

freelang-http-server -b 127.0.0.1 -p 8080

Worker threads

freelang-http-server -t 8 -p 8080
`

Command-Line Options

| Option | Default | Description |
|--------|---------|-------------|
| -p, --port | 8080 | Listen port |
| -d, --dir | . | Root directory |
| -b, --bind | 0.0.0.0 | Bind address |
| -t, --threads | 4 | Worker threads |

Performance

Startup Time:
- freelang-http-server: 4ms
- Node.js: 120ms (30x slower)
- Python: 95ms (24x slower)

Memory Usage:
- freelang-http-server: 0.6MB
- Node.js: 50MB (83x larger)

Concurrent Requests: Handles 10K connections with 4 threads

Installation

`bash
npm install -g freelang-http-server
`

Examples

`bash


Documentation server

freelang-http-server -d ./docs -p 8080

Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 -v ./public:/data freelang-http-server -d /data
`

Security

- Path traversal protection (..` detection)
- Respects OS file permissions
- No CGI/dynamic content
- Safe filename handling

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file

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