serve's Introduction

serve

Ever wanted to share a project on your network by running just a command? Then this module is exactly what you're looking for: It provides a neat interface for listing the directory's contents and switching into sub folders.

In addition, it's also awesome when it comes to serving static sites!

Usage

Install it (needs at least Node LTS):

npm install -g serve

And run this command in your terminal:

serve [options] <path>

Options

Run this command to see a list of all available options:

serve help

Authentication

If you set the --auth flag, the package will look for a username and password in the SERVE_USER and SERVE_PASSWORD environment variables.

As an example, this is how such a command could look like:

SERVE_USER=leo SERVE_PASSWORD=1234 serve --auth

API

You can also use the package inside your application. Just load it:

const serve = require('serve')

And call it with flags (run this command for the full list):

const server = serve(__dirname, {
  port: 1337,
  ignore: ['node_modules']
})

Later in the code, you can stop the server using this method:

server.stop()

Contributing

Fork this repository to your own GitHub account and then clone it to your local device
Uninstall serve if it's already installed: npm uninstall -g serve
Link it to the global module directory: npm link

After that, you can use the serve command everywhere. Here's a list of issues that are great for beginners.

Credits

This project used to be called "list" and "micro-list". But thanks to TJ Holowaychuk handing us the new name, it's now called "serve" (which is much more definite).