# mufeedvh/binserve

A fast production-ready static web server with TLS (HTTPS), routing, hot reloading, caching, templating, and security in a single-binary you can set up with zero code.

Repository: https://github.com/mufeedvh/binserve
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/binserve
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webserver, server, static-server, static-site, static-website, static, actix, handlebars, rust, rust-lang, secure, web-server, http, http-server, security, static-site-generator, web
Last push: 2024-02-18T00:38:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2162, "days_push": 928, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1125, forks 75 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.008419+00:00)

## What it is
binserve is a fast, production-ready static web server written in Rust that ships as a single binary with zero-code configuration. It includes TLS, routing, hot reloading, in-memory caching, Handlebars templating, and protections against common attacks like directory traversal.

## Use cases
- host a static website from a single binary
- serve a hugo or jekyll generated site
- self-host a static site with https
- serve static files with zero configuration
- hot reload static site content without downtime
- serve static files from memory for speed

## When to choose
- you want a zero-config, single-binary static file server with TLS
- you self-host static sites and want built-in caching and hot reload
- you need a portable server that runs anywhere including Android

## When to avoid
- you need dynamic server-side application logic or a full backend framework
- you need a general-purpose reverse proxy or API server
- you require extensive plugin ecosystems or long-term enterprise support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, routing, caching, templating, security
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, backend
- platform: windows, rust, cli, cross-platform
- tags: static-web-server, single-binary, tls, hot-reload, actix-web, handlebars, static-site-hosting, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mufeedvh/binserve (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.008419+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 2026-08-30T06:39:32.742148+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mufeedvh/binserve (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.008419+00:00, sha 0170b8d2cd87)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.