# TheWaWaR/simple-http-server

Simple http server in Rust (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Repository: https://github.com/TheWaWaR/simple-http-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-http-server
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: static, file, server, simplehttpserver, http, rust
Last push: 2026-03-18T04:00:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 51, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3385, "days_push": 168, "days_rel": 169, "gap_med": 123.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3460, forks 217 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.633518+00:00)

## What it is
A simple static file HTTP server written in Rust, built on axum/tokio. It supports directory listing, file upload, basic auth, range requests, compression, CORS, and optional PKCS#12 HTTPS.

## Use cases
- serve static files over http from a directory
- quickly share files on my local network with upload support
- preview a static site locally with spa fallback
- serve files with basic auth protection
- test range requests and gzip compression locally

## When to choose
- you need a fast, single-binary static file server with directory listing and upload
- you want optional HTTPS, CORS, or basic auth without complex configuration

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade web server with reverse proxying or load balancing
- you need dynamic server-side rendering or an application framework

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, file-upload, auth, compression
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli, rust
- tags: static-file-server, directory-listing, range-requests, https, cors, spa-fallback, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TheWaWaR/simple-http-server (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.633518+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 2026-08-29T18:36:56.007390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheWaWaR/simple-http-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.633518+00:00, sha 1ef650233f57)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/simple-http-server (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:57.428960+00:00, sha dccae8c8bd68)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.