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simplehttpserver — A simple HTTP/S server that supports file upload, basic authentication, and YAML rules for custom re

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Problem

How to use the simplehttpserver command: A simple HTTP/S server that supports file upload, basic authentication, and YAML rules for custom responses. A Go alternative to Python's http.server. More information: <https://github.com/projectdiscovery/simplehttpserver>.

Solution

simplehttpserver — A simple HTTP/S server that supports file upload, basic authentication, and YAML rules for custom responses. A Go alternative to Python's http.server. More information: <https://github.com/projectdiscovery/simplehttpserver>.

Start the HTTP server serving the current directory with verbose output (listen on all interfaces and port 8000 by default):

simplehttpserver -verbose

Start the HTTP server with basic authentication serving a specific path over port 80 on all interfaces:

sudo simplehttpserver -basic-auth {{username}}:{{password}} -path {{/var/www/html}} -listen 0.0.0.0:80

Start the HTTP server, enabling HTTPS using a self-signed certificate with custom SAN on all interfaces:

sudo simplehttpserver -https -domain {{*.selfsigned.com}} -listen 0.0.0.0:443

Start the HTTP server with custom response headers and upload capability:

simplehttpserver -upload -header '{{X-Powered-By: Go}}' -header '{{Server: SimpleHTTPServer}}'

Start the HTTP server with customizable rules in YAML (see documentation for DSL):

simplehttpserver -rules {{rules.yaml}}

Code Snippets

Start the HTTP server serving the current directory with verbose output (listen on all interfaces and port 8000 by default)

simplehttpserver -verbose

Start the HTTP server with basic authentication serving a specific path over port 80 on all interfaces

sudo simplehttpserver -basic-auth {{username}}:{{password}} -path {{/var/www/html}} -listen 0.0.0.0:80

Start the HTTP server, enabling HTTPS using a self-signed certificate with custom SAN on all interfaces

sudo simplehttpserver -https -domain {{*.selfsigned.com}} -listen 0.0.0.0:443

Start the HTTP server with custom response headers and upload capability

simplehttpserver -upload -header '{{X-Powered-By: Go}}' -header '{{Server: SimpleHTTPServer}}'

Start the HTTP server with customizable rules in YAML (see documentation for DSL)

simplehttpserver -rules {{rules.yaml}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/simplehttpserver

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