document to install webfs simple light weight web server
Debian/Ubuntu
apt install webfs
Redhat/CentOS/Fedora
yum install webfs
service webfs rstart
service webfs stop
This is how run webfsd directly from the terminal replace /var/www with your folder path e.g . <<-current folder path .
webfsd -p 80 -R /var/www -c 5000 -e 2592000 -u www-data -g www-data -l /etc/webfs.log
Run in the current foldet and bid ip address
webfsd -p 80 -R . -i 10.10.1.1
you can edit webfs setting "e.g chang root folder"
nano /etc/webfsd.conf
Important setting to change in webfsd.conf
so it will listing to port 80(default wweb browsers port)
web_port="80"
web_root="/var/www"
web_index=index.html web_host= web_ip= web_port= web_virtual=false web_timeout= web_conn=5000 web_dircache= web_accesslog= web_syslog=false web_user=www-data web_group=www-data
mime type setting on the file /etc/mime.types
Example here https://www.apt-browse.org/browse/debian/jessie/main/all/mime-support/3.58/file/etc/mime.types
/usr/bin/webfsd
-p port
Listen on Port <>port<> for incoming connections e.g -p 80
-R dir
document root to <>dir<> and chroot to <>dir<> e.g -R /var/www
-c n
seet n number of arreler connection e.g 5000
-j
prevent directory listing if the index-file isn't found
-e sec
Expire documents after <>sec<> seconds. Webfsd will send
a Expires: header set to last-modified time plus <>sec<> seconds
e.g -e 2592000 (expiration = month )
-y n
Set the number of threads to spawn (if compiled with thread support).
-m file
Read mime types from <>file<> . Default is /etc/mime.types
-f file
Use <>file<> as index file for directories
-n hostname
Set the host name which the server should use e.g -n example.com
-i ip
Bind to IP-address <>ip<> e.g -i 104.16.3.71
-l log
Log all requests to the logfile <>log<> e.g -l /etc/webfs.log
-u user
Set uid to <>user<> e.g -u www-data
-g group
Set gid to <>group<> e.g -g www-data
webfs can immpidatly give any folder files public access if you run it inside any folder webfsd -p 80