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33 lines
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a simple http server like `python -m http.server` but:
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* written in rust with actix, should be faster
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* allow concurrency
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* download whole directories in .tar format
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* better auto index
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* maybe announce itself on mDNS (avahi)
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```
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USAGE:
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http-server [OPTIONS] [PORT]
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FLAGS:
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-h, --help Prints help information
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-V, --version Prints version information
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OPTIONS:
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--bind <ADDRESS> Specify alternate bind address [default: 0.0.0.0]
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--chdir <DIRECTORY> Specify directory to server [default: .]
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ARGS:
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<PORT> Specify alternate port [default: 8000]
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```
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## FAQ
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* Q: why .tar and not .zip? A: you can't stream a zip file efficiently, it needs to seek and write to the beggining of a file.
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## Release builds
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```
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cargo build --release
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strip --strip-unneeded ./target/release/http-server
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```
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