emikulic/darkhttpd

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1335 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

darkhttpd is a tiny, single-binary static web server written in C with no configuration files and a small memory footprint. It serves static content over HTTP with features like directory listings, Range requests, Keep-Alive, IPv6, and security options such as chroot and privilege dropping.

Use cases

• serve static files locally for testing
• quickly share a directory over http
• lightweight web server for embedded or low-resource systems
• serve a single html file
• temporary file server in a docker container
• resume downloads with range requests

When to choose

• you need a zero-config static file server in seconds
• you want a tiny single-binary server with minimal dependencies
• you need a small docker image for serving static content
• you only need GET/HEAD static serving, not dynamic content

When to avoid

• you need dynamic content, CGI, or server-side scripting
• you need HTTPS/TLS termination
• you need high concurrency or multi-threaded performance
• you need a full-featured server like nginx or apache

Facets

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http-server static-site-generator web-development self-hosted developer-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform static-file-server single-binary minimalist http suckless small-footprint command-line linux macos docker

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