static-web-server

name	static-web-server
description	static-web-server — fast asynchronous static file server (Rust)

static-web-server Plugin

static-web-server is a high-performance, asynchronous web server for serving static files, written in Rust.

Usage

Start a server serving files from the ./public directory on port 8080:

supercli static-web-server --port 8080 --root ./public

Common Flags

Flag	Short	Description	Default
--host	-a	Host address to bind	:: (all interfaces)
--port	-p	Port to listen on	80
--root	-d	Root directory for static files	./public
--log-level	-g	Log level (error, warn, info, debug, trace)	error
--grace-period	-q	Grace period in seconds before shutdown	0
--compression	-x	Enable compression (gzip/deflate/brotli/zstd)	true
--directory-listing	-z	Enable directory listing	false
--cors-allow-origins	-j	CORS allowed origins (comma-separated)	(none)
--basic-auth		Basic auth credentials (user:password, bcrypt)	(none)
--version	-V	Print version and exit

Examples

Serve files from current directory on port 3000:

supercli static-web-server --port 3000 --root .

Enable verbose logging and directory listing:

supercli static-web-server --port 8080 --root ./public --log-level info --directory-listing

Install

From source (Cargo)

cargo install static-web-server

Binary download

Download the latest release for your platform from: https://github.com/static-web-server/static-web-server/releases