Command-line tool

http-server-rs

brew/http-server-rs

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Simple and configurable command-line HTTP server

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install http-server-rs

Linux

brew install http-server-rs

Start an HTTP server listening on the default port to serve the current directory

http-server

Start an HTTP server on a specific port to serve a specific directory

http-server path/to/directory -p port

Start an HTTP server using basic authentication

http-server --username username --password password

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