FlyServe is a simple web server written in Go, designed to serve files and directories over HTTP quickly and without hassle for file sharing. It provides features such as serving specific files (including a website if HTML), serving directories, basic authentication, and directory listings.
- Serve specific files
- Serve directories with directory listings
- Basic authentication support
- Customizable port number
- Single binary, no external dependencies
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Download the binary with wget:
wget https://github.com/JCoupalK/FlyServe/releases/download/1.0/flyserve_linux_amd64_1.0.tar.gz
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Unpack it with tar
tar -xf flyserve_linux_amd64_1.0.tar.gz
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Move it to your /usr/local/bin/ (Optional):
sudo mv flyserve /usr/local/bin/flyserve
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Ensure you have Go installed on your system. You can download Go from here.
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/JCoupalK/FlyServe
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Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd FlyServe -
Build the tool:
go build -o flyserve .
Options:
-p, --port Port to serve on (Default is 8080)
-f, --file Specific file to serve
-d, --directory Directory to serve files from (Default is current directory)
-u, --username Username for basic authentication
-pw, --password Password for basic authentication
-h, --html Enable auto-resolution of .html files# Serve files from the current directory on port 8080
flyserve
# Serve files from a specific directory on port 9000
flyserve -d /path/to/directory -p 9000
# Serve a specific file on port 8080 with basic authentication
flyserve -f /path/to/file.txt -u username -pw password
# Serve websites by just specifying a directory that contains an index.html
flyserve -d /path/to/website -p 80 -h
Contributions are welcome. If you find a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue or submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.