JacksonTian/anywhere

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1032 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Anywhere is a zero-configuration Node.js command-line tool that turns the current directory into a static file server with a single command. It supports custom ports, hostnames, root folders, HTML5 history fallback, automatic browser opening, and optional proxy middleware for forwarding API requests.

Use cases

• serve static files from a local directory over http
• quickly preview an html site in the browser
• run a local http server in the current folder with a custom port
• test a single-page app locally with html5 history fallback
• proxy api requests to a backend while serving static assets
• share a folder as a web server without writing any config

When to choose

• You need a one-command static server for a local folder with no configuration
• You want automatic browser opening with quick port, hostname, or root directory overrides while developing frontend assets
• You need lightweight SPA preview with history fallback or simple shorthand proxying to a local API

When to avoid

• You need a production web server with TLS, caching, authentication, or fine-grained access control - use nginx, Caddy, or similar
• You need a full development server with hot module reloading and bundling - use Vite or webpack-dev-server
• You need to embed a programmable static server inside another Node.js application rather than run it from the terminal

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

http-server cli developer-tools web-development developer-tools frontend cli cross-platform static-file-server dev-server zero-configuration localhost html5-history-fallback http-proxy npm-global-tool directory-serving frontend-development local-preview command-line nodejs

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