This gist can be used to serve a directory using the http-server nodejs module

serve-dir

#!/usr/bin/env bash
DATA_DIR="$( cd ${1:-.} && pwd )"
[[ -d "${DATA_DIR?}" ]] || {
	echo "Unable to find directory: ${DATA_DIR}"
	exit 1
}
CONTAINER_NAME="$(basename ${2:-${DATA_DIR}})"
docker restart ${CONTAINER_NAME?} &> /dev/null && {
	echo "Docker container '${CONTAINER_NAME}' restarted"
} || {
	echo "Running docker image 'cjlyth/http-server' as '${CONTAINER_NAME}'"
	docker run -d -P \
	  --name="$CONTAINER_NAME" \
	   -v $DATA_DIR:/data \
	   cjlyth/http-server	|| {
	   	docker stop $CONTAINER_NAME | xargs --no-run-if-empty docker rm
	   	exit 2
	   }
}
docker port $CONTAINER_NAME 8080 | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I{} xdg-open http://{} 1>/dev/null