Simple tool to allow a directory to be served over HTTP(s), think python -m http.server when this is unavilable in the current environment, primarily aimed at providing a host for PoCs.
Also supports some additional options:
- Support for HTTPS when provided a PEM key & cert
- CORS headers to allow client requests from anywhere to permitted in the browser
- Additional custom headers to be returned in the response
Updated versions are automatically built and released, please see https://github.com/stavinski/serve/releases.
USAGE: ./serve (vX.X.X) [options] <ADDR>
ADDR: Binding address to use, can be just the port (:8000), or the IP/hostname and the port (127.0.0.1:8000) to restrict only localhost.
OPTIONS:
-d, --dir Directory to serve files from, defaults to the cwd. (WARNING: could lead to data exposure, recommended to use a new scratch directory)
-s, --secure Use HTTPS. Requires cert and key pair be provided
-c, --cert Certificate file to use in PEM format
-k, --key Key file to use in PEM format
--headers Add extra header(s). Expected to be in name:value format and comma separated
--cors Add CORS header to allow calls from any origin (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *)
EXAMPLES:
./serve -d public :8000
Serve files over HTTP on any IP over port 8000 from the public directory
./serve -s -c cert.pem -k key.pem 127.0.0.1:443
Serve files from cwd over for localhost only using HTTPS on port 443
./serve --headers 'X-Foo: Test' 192.168.1.10:8000
Serve files from cwd on 192.168.1.10 over port 8000 with extra X-Foo HTTP header in response