httpme - static web server with basic authentication

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httpme is a command line utility for serving static HTMLs and other files with optional basic authentication support.

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Installation

$ gem install httpme

Docker

Start the web server and mount the current directory:

$ docker run --rm -it -p 3000:3000 -v $PWD:/docroot dannyben/httpme

Or, with basic authentication

$ export HTTPME_AUTH=user:password
$ docker run --rm -it -p 3000:3000 -v $PWD:/docroot \
    -e HTTPME_AUTH dannyben/httpme

Or, with docker-compose:

services:
  web:
    image: dannyben/httpme
    volumes: [".:/docroot"]
    ports: ["3000:3000"]
    environment:
      HTTPME_AUTH:

See image on DockerHub for additional details.

Usage

$ httpme --help

httpme - static web server with basic authentication

Options can be set using command line arguments or environment variables

Usage:
  httpme [PATH] [--port PORT --host HOST --auth AUTH]
  httpme (-h|--help)

Options:
  -p, --port PORT
    Server port (default: 3000)

  -o, --host HOST
    Server host (default: 0.0.0.0)

  -a, --auth AUTH
    Specify user:password to enable basic authentication

  -h --help
    Show this help

Parameters:
  PATH
    Path to the directory you want to serve [default: .]

Environment Variables:
  HTTPME_PATH
    Same as --path

  HTTPME_AUTH
    Same as --auth

  HTTPME_PORT
    Same as --port

  HTTPME_HOST
    Same as --host

Examples:
  httpme -p 3000
  httpme docs --auth admin:s3cr3t
  HTTPME_AUTH=admin:s3cr3t httpme docs  # same result as above

Contributing / Support

If you experience any issue, have a question or a suggestion, or if you wish to contribute, feel free to open an issue.

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