miniserve

Product Overview

Miniserve is a small, self-contained cross-platform CLI tool that allows you to serve files and directories over HTTP with ease. It's designed for situations where you need a quick and practical solution to share files without setting up a full-fledged web server. With Miniserve, you can simply grab the binary and start serving your files via HTTP.

Main Features

Here are some of the key features that make Miniserve a convenient tool:

• Serve directories: Easily serve an entire directory over HTTP with a single command.
• Serve single files: Quickly share individual files by specifying their path.
• Custom index file: Set a custom index file to serve instead of displaying a list of files and directories.
• Single Page Application (SPA) support: Miniserve can forward non-existent paths to the SPA's router, making it suitable for serving web applications.
• Authentication: Require username/password authentication to access your served files, with options for simple passwords or hashed credentials.

Overall, Miniserve is a lightweight and easy-to-use tool that makes sharing files over HTTP a breeze.