https://github.com/gdamjan/http-server-rs

Simple http server a bit fancier than `python -m http.server` - in Rust + actix-web
https://github.com/gdamjan/http-server-rs

http-server rust

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Simple http server a bit fancier than `python -m http.server` - in Rust + actix-web

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gdamjan/http-server-rs
• Owner: gdamjan
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-07-04T12:05:49.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-06-16T21:32:25.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-16T22:34:16.247Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: http-server, rust
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 179 KB
• Stars: 18
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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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 
       Specify alternate bind address [default: 0.0.0.0]

        --chdir     Specify directory to server [default: .]


ARGS:

        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