lukeed/sirv

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1173 stars · 65 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

sirv is an optimized, lightweight Node.js middleware for serving static files, usable with Express-like frameworks such as Polka, plus a standalone CLI (sirv-cli) for instantly previewing static sites. It benchmarks faster than serve-static and supports a dev mode for dynamic file lookups.

Use cases

• serve static files from a node server
• preview a static site locally
• add static asset serving to express or polka
• fast static file middleware for production
• serve a built frontend bundle
• quickly host a directory over http

When to choose

• you need a fast, lightweight static file server in a Node.js app
• you want instant CLI previews of static sites without configuration
• you're using Polka/Express and need static asset middleware

When to avoid

• you need a full-featured web server with proxying, TLS, or dynamic routing
• you're not in a Node.js environment
• you need heavy features like caching layers or load balancing

Facets

library · maturity active

http-server middleware cli routing web-development developer-tools cli cross-platform static-files static-site-server express-middleware polka dev-server lightweight command-line nodejs

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