miniserve

Ad-hoc HTTP server for file sharing

Miniserve is a small self-contained ad-hoc HTTP server that allows you to quickly serve some files over HTTP. Features: - Easy to use - Just works: Correct MIME types handling out of the box - Single binary drop-in with no extra dependencies required - Authentication support with username and password - Fast and highly parallel (thanks to Rust and Actix) It is an interesting alternative to some popular solutions: - Python's built-in webserver: Needs to have Python installed, is low performance, and also does not handle MIME type correctly in some cases. - netcat: Not as convenient to use and sending directories is nontrivial.