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Simple Static File Server in Go
/*
Serve is a very simple static file server in go
Usage:
-p="8100": port to serve on
-d=".": the directory of static files to host
Navigating to http://localhost:8100 will display the index.html or directory
listing file.
*/
package main
import (
"flag"
"log"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
port := flag.String("p", "8100", "port to serve on")
directory := flag.String("d", ".", "the directory of static file to host")
flag.Parse()
http.Handle("/", http.FileServer(http.Dir(*directory)))
log.Printf("Serving %s on HTTP port: %s\n", *directory, *port)
log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+*port, nil))
}
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ghost commented Aug 16, 2016

thanks

@ctrekker
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Super helpful!

@gregogalante
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gregogalante commented Nov 2, 2017

My code is not working if i try to serve static files from a specific directory and a specific path.

The files structure is:

- serve.go
- images
- - example.jpg

The server handle is:

http.Handle("/images/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./images")))

With this code the server return always a 404 error when i send a request to: http://localhost:8080/images/example.jpg

What's the problem?

Update

Solved with the usage of http.StripPrefix:

http.Handle("/images/", http.StripPrefix("/images/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./images"))))

@philippgille
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Hi @paulmach,

I got inspired by this Gist, added printing a table of local network interfaces and a suggested URL for sharing, added flags, as well as created packages for Scoop (Windows package manager), Homebrew (macOS package manager) and Snap (Linux package manager).

See: https://github.com/philippgille/serve

I didn't add a license yet, because I wanted to ask you first about your consent regarding me creating that full-blown repository based on your Gist.

So: Is it okay for you if I add an Open Source license (haven't decided on one yet - eigher AGPL, MPL or Apache, see https://choosealicense.com/licenses/) to my project and continue working on it?

Kind regards,
Philipp

@paulmach
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@philippgille Yes it is okay to use this GIST for whatever you want, Open Source or otherwise.

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@paulmach Thanks a lot!

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95rade commented Oct 24, 2018

Awesome example of a simplest go web service. thanks for sharing

@bryaakov
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👍

@OnTitansShoulder
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Thanks for sharing, this is neat.

@immartian
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@abiiranathan
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It's weird that this exists. I was tired of using python3 -m http.server and decided to create my own. After, I googled to see what's out there, and alas!!

package main

import (
	"flag"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"path/filepath"
)

var (
	path = flag.String("path", ".", "path to the folder to serve. Defaults to the current folder")
	port = flag.String("port", "8080", "port to serve on. Defaults to 8080")
)

func main() {
	flag.Parse()

	dirname, err := filepath.Abs(*path)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not get absolute path to directory: %s: %s", dirname, err.Error())
	}

	log.Printf("Serving %s on port %s", dirname, *port)

	err = Serve(dirname, *port)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Could not serve directory: %s: %s", dirname, err.Error())
	}

}

func Serve(dirname string, port string) error {
	fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir(dirname))
	http.Handle("/", fs)

	return http.ListenAndServe(":"+port, nil)
}

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kfelter commented May 10, 2022

Thanks!

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