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Serve static files from the command line with http-server, a zero-configuration HTTP server.
About http-server
http-server is a zero-configuration, command-line HTTP server for serving static files. The project describes it as usable for production usage as well as testing, local development and learning.
It serves a specified path, defaulting to ./public if that folder exists and ./ otherwise, on port 8080 with caching enabled by default. It can be run on-demand with npx, installed globally via npm or Homebrew, used as an npm dependency, or built as a Docker image since no public image is provided.
Key features
- Serve static files from a specified local path
- Run on-demand with npx without prior install
- Serve precompressed gzip and brotli files when enabled
- Proxy locally unresolved requests to another URL
- Enable HTTPS with custom cert and key files
- Configure port, address, cache time and headers
Best for: Developers who need to serve static files quickly for testing and local development.
Good for
- Zero-configuration command-line operation for static files
- Multiple install options including npx, npm and Homebrew
- Configurable caching, compression, proxying and TLS options
Watch out for
- No public Docker image is provided; image must be built locally
http-server at a glance
- Category
- Development › Web Development
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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http-server FAQ
How do I run http-server without installing it first?
Use npx http-server [path] [options] to run it on-demand.
Which folder is served by default?
[path] defaults to ./public if the folder exists, and ./ otherwise.
How do I disable caching?
Caching is on by default; add -c-1 as an option to disable it.
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