# avleen/bashttpd

A web server written in bash

Repository: https://github.com/avleen/bashttpd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bashttpd
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-24T14:17:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5102, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1552, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.318806+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server
- domain: web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: bash, novelty, minimal-web-server, netcat, socat, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- avleen/bashttpd (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.318806+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:11.588520+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/avleen/bashttpd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.318806+00:00, sha 8d6f5749a81c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.