A basic file server made with Rocket for serving up static files over HTTP.
Usage is super simple:
file_server <path>
(a different port can also be optionally specified, and defaults to 8080)
Then just access the device running file_server at <ip>:8080/<file_path>.
If you have Rust installed on your machine, simply run:
cargo install --git https://github.com/zedseven/file-server
If not, you should likely be able to get a working executable for your platform from the Releases tab.
Run the following commands from the project directory.
Because the program uses Rocket, you must use the nightly build of Rust. To set Rust to use nightly for just this project, use the following command:
rustup override set nightly
Then, just build the executable as normal:
cargo build --release
The built executable will be in target/release.
This isn't designed for production use, and moreso for quickly serving a directory of files for use on a local network. In my case, I just wanted to be able to browse and watch local files on my PC, from my phone.