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Node HTTP Server

Node HTTP Server is a simple HTTP server based on Node.js. It provides a lightweight web server that can handle HTTP requests and serve static files.

Features

• node-http-server can easily host static files on a local machine, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, videos (which can be played directly), and other common static resources.
• node-http-server implements video on-demand and playback starting from any position in the video by supporting HTTP Range Requests.
• node-http-server supports logging request information to the console, making it easy to debug and monitor.
• node-http-server allows changing the server's port number and the directory being hosted by modifying the app.js file.

Installation

Since the node-http-server project has not been published on npm, you need to clone the project first.

1. Clone the repository from GitHub to your local computer:

git clone https://github.com/rosercode/node-http-server.git

1. Go to the node-http-server directory and install dependencies:

cd node-http-server
npm install

If you need to install it globally:

npm install . -g

Usage

1. In the node-http-server directory, use the following command to start the server:

node app.js

1. Enter the following address in the browser to access the hosted static files:

http://localhost:3000

Command-line arguments

node-http-server supports the following command-line arguments:

• -p, --port <port>: Specify the port number of the server, the default is 3000.
• -d, --dir <directory>: Specify the directory to host, the default is . (current directory).
• -debug: Enable request logging, disabled by default.

To use command-line arguments, pass them to the app.js script when starting the server. For example:

node app.js --dir=G:\video --port=30001 --debug=true

Contribution

Contributions and improvements to the node-http-server server are welcome. If you find any bugs or have any improvement suggestions, please submit an issue or pull request on GitHub.

License

node-http-server is open-sourced under the MIT license.

Related links

• Node.js Official Website
• Express.js Framework