pywebfs 0.6.0

Simple Python HTTP File Server

pywebfs

Simple Python HTTP(S) File Server

Install

$ pip install pywebfs

Quick start

• start http server sharing current directory listening on 0.0.0.0 port 8080

$ pywebfs

• Browse/Download/Search files using browser http://<yourserver>:8080

• search text in files (grep)

Customize server

$ pywebfs --dir /mydir --title "my fileserver" --listen 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
$ pywebfs -d /mydir -t "my fileserver" -l 0.0.0.0 -p 8080

Basic auth user/password

$ pywebfs --dir /mydir --user myuser [--password mypass]
$ pywebfs -d /mydir -u myuser [-P mypass]

Generated password is given if no --pasword option

HTTPS server

• Generate auto-signed certificate and start https server

$ pywebfs --dir /mydir --gencert
$ pywebfs -d /mydir --g

• Start https server using existing certificate

$ pywebfs --dir /mydir --cert /pathto/host.cert --key /pathto/host.key
$ pywebfs -d /mydir -c /pathto/host.cert -k /pathto/host.key