File server

Concepts

  • Use the Deno standard library file_server.ts to run your own file server and access your files from your web browser.
  • Run Deno install to install the file server locally.

Example

Serve a local directory via HTTP. First install the remote script to your local file system. This will install the script to the Deno installation root’s bin directory, e.g. /home/alice/.deno/bin/file_server.

  1. deno install --allow-net --allow-read https://deno.land/std@0.96.0/http/file_server.ts

You can now run the script with the simplified script name. Run it:

  1. $ file_server .Downloading https://deno.land/std@0.96.0/http/file_server.ts...[...]HTTP server listening on http://0.0.0.0:4507/

Now go to http://0.0.0.0:4507/ in your web browser to see your local directory contents.

Help

Help and a complete list of options are available via:

  1. file_server --help

Example output:

  1. Deno File Server    Serves a local directory in HTTP.
  2.   INSTALL:    deno install --allow-net --allow-read https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts
  3.   USAGE:    file_server [path] [options]
  4.   OPTIONS:    -h, --help          Prints help information    -p, --port <PORT>   Set port    --cors              Enable CORS via the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" header    --host     <HOST>   Hostname (default is 0.0.0.0)    -c, --cert <FILE>   TLS certificate file (enables TLS)    -k, --key  <FILE>   TLS key file (enables TLS)    --no-dir-listing    Disable directory listing
  5.     All TLS options are required when one is provided.