x4204 / webls

Simple file browser over HTTP

webls

Simple file browser over HTTP

Demo: https://webls.x4204.xyz/fs/

Prerequisites

• python 3.12
• poetry

Setup

• create virtual environment

poetry env use 3.12

• enter virtual environment

poetry shell

• install dependencies

poetry install

• setup storage/ directory for development and testing

sudo bash scripts/setup-storage.sh

• run tests

python -m tests -v

• run app

python -m webls --help
python -m webls

Docker

• build image

docker build \
  --build-arg UID=$(id -u) \
  --build-arg GID=$(id -g) \
  --tag webls:local .

• run container and serve a specific host directory

docker run \
  --rm \
  --network=host \
  --volume /path/to/dir:/app/storage \
  webls:local

TODO

• ?migrate to werkzeug

  • https://werkzeug.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/

• ?support downloading a directory (with confirmation; zip)

NOTES

• export pip requirements

bash scripts/export-pip-requirements.sh

• templates/highlight.css is generated by:

from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
print(HtmlFormatter().get_style_defs('.highlight'))