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A web server written in bash |
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Sunday Oct 16 9:03:28 2022 |
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I had wanted to try a web server written in bash for years, well the |
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wish just came true with bashttpd available at |
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https://github.com/avleen/bashttpd |
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It is pretty easy to use, you only need to download the script, make |
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it executable and launch it. There are several launch options, one |
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single connection or accepting multiple connections. At launch time |
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a default config file is created, bashttpd.conf, you can configure |
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several things, especially the files you want to serve. |
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In order to connect to the server, ie, to see the file it is serving |
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use the address of the machine using port number 8080. For example if |
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the server has the following ip: 10.100.120.2 open a web browser |
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and type http://10.100.120.2:8080 and that's it. |
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Two important considerations here: |
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- Never use it on the web, it is highly dangerous and insecure. Use |
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it at home or in a private network (Its main use is for testing stuff) |
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- "If anyone installs that anywhere, they might meet a gruesome end |
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with a rusty fork" --- BasHTTPd creator, maintainer |
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Enjoy it |
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