http-server

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "[![GitHub Workflow Status (master)](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/http-party/http-server/node.js.yml?style=flat-square\u0026branch=master)](https://github.com/http-party/http-server/actions)\n[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/http-server.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server) [![homebrew](https://img.shields.io/homebrew/v/http-server?style=flat-square)](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/http-server) [![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/http-server?color=blue\u0026label=npm%20downloads\u0026style=flat-square)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/http-server)\n[![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/http-party/http-server.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/http-party/http-server/blob/master/LICENSE)\n\n# http-server: a simple static HTTP server\n\n`http-server` is a simple, zero-configuration command-line static HTTP server.  It is powerful enough for production usage, but it\u0027s simple and hackable enough to be used for testing, local development and learning.\n\n![Example of running http-server](https://github.com/http-party/http-server/raw/master/screenshots/public.png)\n\n## Installation:\n\n#### Running on-demand:\n\nUsing `npx` you can run the script without installing it first:\n\n    npx http-server [path] [options]\n\n#### Globally via `npm`\n\n    npm install --global http-server\n\nThis will install `http-server` globally so that it may be run from the command line anywhere.\n\n#### Globally via Homebrew\n\n    brew install http-server\n     \n#### As a dependency in your `npm` package:\n\n    npm install http-server\n\n#### Using Docker\n\nNote: a public image is not provided currently, but you can build one yourself\nwith the provided Dockerfile.\n\n1. Create an image\n   ```\n   docker build -t my-image .\n   ```\n2. Run a container\n   ```\n   docker run -p 8080:8080 -v \"${pwd}:/public\" my-image\n   ```\n   In the example above we\u0027re serving the directory `./` (working directory).\n   If you wanted to serve `./test` you\u0027d replace `${pwd}` ",
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