lwsjs/local-web-server

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1267 stars · 90 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

local-web-server is a lean, modular web server for rapid full-stack development, distributed as the `ws` command-line tool built on the lws middleware stack. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and HTTP2, and can serve static sites, single-page apps, and prototype back-end services with programmatic and CLI interfaces.

Use cases

• serve a static website from the current directory
• host a single-page app with client-side routing fallback
• prototype a REST API or mock backend locally
• proxy requests to a remote backend during frontend development
• serve a progressive web app over HTTPS or HTTP2 locally
• monitor and log local server activity and performance

When to choose

• you need a zero-config local dev server for static sites or SPAs
• you want to mock or prototype backend endpoints without writing a full server
• you need a lightweight, modular Node.js server you can customize programmatically
• you want HTTPS/HTTP2 locally for testing service workers or PWA features

When to avoid

• you need a production-grade web server with clustering and hardening
• your stack is not Node.js-based and you prefer a native binary like nginx or Caddy
• you need heavy built-in features like full authentication or database integration

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

http-server middleware routing web-framework web-development developer-tools backend frontend cli cross-platform dev-server static-site-serving spa mock-api proxy http2 https modular lws nodejs

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