Command-line tool

serve

brew/serve

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Static http server anywhere you need one

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install serve

macOS

brew install serve

Linux

brew install serve

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

serve

Start an HTTP server on a specific [p]ort to serve a specific directory

serve -p port path/to/directory

Start an HTTP server with CORS enabled by including the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` header in all responses

serve -C

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