http-server-rs
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Simple http server a bit fancier than `python -m http.server` - in Rust + actix-web
A simple http server like python -m http.server
but:
- written in rust with actix, should be faster
- allow concurrency
- download whole directories in .tar format
- fancier directory listing
- maybe announce itself on mDNS (avahi)
USAGE:
http-server [OPTIONS] [PORT]
FLAGS:
-h, --help Prints help information
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
--bind <ADDRESS> Specify alternate bind address [default: 0.0.0.0]
--chdir <DIRECTORY> Specify directory to server [default: .]
ARGS:
<PORT> Specify alternate port [default: 8000]
FAQ
- Q: why .tar and not .zip? A: ~you can't stream a zip file efficiently, it needs to seek and write to the beggining of a file.~ will see.
Release builds
cargo build --release
strip --strip-unneeded ./target/release/http-server
See also:
- https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve