avleen/bashttpd
A web server written in bash observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5102
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 40
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1552 stars · 203 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
bashttpd is a simple, configurable web server implemented entirely in bash, relying on socat or netcat to handle sockets. It serves text and HTML files, shows directory listings, and supports URI-based configuration, but only barely implements HTTP/1.0 and is not intended for public-facing use.
Use cases
- serve static files from a shell script
- quick and dirty web server on a box with only bash and netcat
- show directory listings over http without installing a real server
- experiment with how http servers work
- embed a tiny web server in a bash provisioning script
When to choose
- you want a minimal, hackable web server written in bash for fun or learning
- you need to serve a few files on a machine where you can only use shell tools
- you want a base to fork for a custom one-off http responder
When to avoid
- you need a production or public-facing web server
- you need authentication, https, or strict http compliance
- performance, concurrency, or security matter at all
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
http-server web-development developer-tools cli bash novelty minimal-web-server netcat socat command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/avleen/bashttpd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8d6f5749a81c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| avleen/bashttpd | main | 75 |
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