diepmv/simple-httpd

Drop-in replacement for Python SimpleHTTPServer. Provides TLS via Let's Encrypt over HTTP2 and auto generated self-signed certificates.

simple-httpd

simple-httpd is aimed to be a simple replacement for using python -m SimpleHTTPServer to serve local files. Like SimpleHTTPServer, simple-httpd supports HTTP GET and HEAD requests and adheres to the HTTP/1.1 RFC 2616 guidelines.

The HTML output is a mix of the Python module layout and of an Apache directory listing layout.

If you're looking for a full featured or even just more capable web server, take a look at Caddy.

Features

• HTTP2 with Let's Encrypt integration for automatic TLS if enabled
• Automatic self signed certificate generation and use if enabled

Certificates are cached in ${HOME}/.autocert for reuse.

Installation

go get github.com/briandowns/simple-httpd

or

make install

or, on BSD

gmake install

Examples

HTTP/1.1 on default port (8000)

simple-httpd

HTTP/1.1 on the given port

simple-httpd -p 8181

HTTP/2 with Let's Encrypt on the default port

simple-httpd -l some.valid.domain

The port assignment is for the HTTP server. The TLS port will be 8081 and both will respond to requests.

simple-httpd -p 8080 -t some.valid.domain

Generate a self signed certificate and run the server

simple-httpd -g

Contributions

• File Issue with details of the problem, feature request, etc.
• Submit a pull request and include details of what problem or feature the code is solving or implementing.