Nuhil Mehdy

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Make 10 HTTP Web Servers in Just 10 Minutes

Sat Nov 18, 2017 by Nuhil Mehdy in Tools Server, http, Node.js, SimpleHTTPServer, http.server, Ruby httpd, Gulp, Apache, macOS, Caddy

1. Chrome Web Server

Visit this link and install the Chrome App - Chrome Web Server
Then launch the app and point out your desired directory from inside which you want to serve your content. Finally it will show you the ready URL something like this -

http://127.0.0.1:8887

2. Python 2

You can use the Python2’s built in module named SimpleHTTPServer. Just issue the following command in your terminal from inside your document directory.

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

And visit - http://localhost:8000

Reference - Python Official Website

3. Python 3

You can also use the Python3’s built in module named http.server. Just issue the following command in your terminal from inside your document directory -

python -m http.server

And visit - http://localhost:8000

Reference - Python Official Website