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https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself
Host yo' self from your browser, your phone, your toaster.
https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself
golang inception javascript web web-hosting website
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Host yo' self from your browser, your phone, your toaster.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself
- Owner: schollz
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-07-09T18:31:27.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-09-18T15:06:08.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-11T19:03:09.597Z (9 days ago)
- Topics: golang, inception, javascript, web, web-hosting, website
- Language: Go
- Homepage: https://hostyoself.com
- Size: 4.21 MB
- Stars: 1,845
- Watchers: 19
- Forks: 74
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
A hosting service from the browser, because why not. Try it at hostyoself.com.
## See it in action
Here's an example where I use [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) to host itself. I use `wget` to download [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) and then host [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) from [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com): [hostyoself.com/hostyoself/](https://hostyoself.com/hostyoself/). Happy 9th Anniversary [Inception](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception) :cake:!
## Host from the browser
Open [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) and drag and drop a folder, or select a file. Your browser will host the files!
## Host from the command line
You can host files directly from the terminal!
```
$ hostyoself host
https://hostyoself.com/confidentcat/
```
Now if you have a file in your folder `README.md` you can access it with the public URL `https://hostyoself.com/confidentcat/README.md`, directly from your computer!
If you're on a Mac, you can install with Homebrew:
```
brew tap schollz/homebrew https://github.com/schollz/homebrew-tap.git
brew install hostyoself
```
Or you can host your current directory using Docker:
```
$ docker run -v `pwd`:/data schollz/hostyoself
```
## Run your own relay
Want to run your own relay? Its easy.
```
$ hostyoself relay --url https://yoururl
```
## FAQ
**How do I start web hosting?** You will need to setup port forwarding, a dynamic DNS, name registration, MySQL, PHP, Apache and take a online course in Javascript.
Just *kidding*! You don't need any of that crap. Just goto [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) drag and drop a folder, or select a file. That's literally it. Now you can host a website from your laptop or your phone or your smartwatch or your toaster.
**How is this possible?** When the server you point at gets a request for a webpage, the server turns back and asks *you* for that content and will use what you provide for the original request.
**Seriously, how is this possible?** The relay uses websockets in your browser to process GET commands.
**Won't my website disappear when I close my browser?** Yep! There is a [command-line tool](https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself#host-from-the-command-line) that doesn't require a browser so it can run in the background if you need that. But yes, if your computer turns off then your site is down. Welcome to the joys of hosting a site on the internet.
**Won't I have to reload my browser if I change a file?** Yep! Welcome to the joys of Javascript.
**What's the largest file I can host using this?** `¯\_(ツ)_/¯`
**Should I use this to host a website?** Dear god yes.
**Does this use AI or blockchain?** Sure, why not.
**Does it scale?** Horizontally, or vertically? Probably neither!
**What inspired this?** [beaker browser](https://beakerbrowser.com/), [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/), [localhost.run](http://localhost.run/), [inlets.dev](https://github.com/alexellis/inlets), Parks and Recreation.
**What's the point of this?** You can host a website! You can share a file! Anything you want, directly from your browser!
## Develop
```
$ git clone https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself
$ cd hostyoself
$ go generate -v -x
$ go build -v
```
## License
MIT