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+Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.
+
+[Discussion on reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/).
+
+### Python 2.x
+
+```shell
+$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
+```
+
+### Python 3.x
+
+```shell
+$ python -m http.server 8000
+```
+
+### Twisted <sub><sup>(Python)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ twistd -n web -p 8000 --path .
+```
+
+Or:
+
+```shell
+$ python -c 'from twisted.web.server import Site; from twisted.web.static import File; from twisted.internet import reactor; reactor.listenTCP(8000, Site(File("."))); reactor.run()'
+```
+
+Depends on [Twisted](http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads).
+
+### Ruby
+
+```shell
+$ ruby -rwebrick -e'WEBrick::HTTPServer.new(:Port => 8000, :DocumentRoot => Dir.pwd).start'
+```
+
+Credit: [Barking Iguana](http://barkingiguana.com/2010/04/11/a-one-line-web-server-in-ruby/)
+
+### Ruby 1.9.2+
+
+```shell
+$ ruby -run -ehttpd . -p8000
+```
+
+Credit: [nobu](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-855952)
+
+### adsf <sub><sup>(Ruby)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ gem install adsf   # install dependency
+$ adsf -p 8000
+```
+
+Credit: [twome](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841393)
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### Sinatra <sub><sup>(Ruby)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ gem install sinatra   # install dependency
+$ ruby -rsinatra -e'set :public_folder, "."; set :port, 8000'
+```
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### Perl
+
+```shell
+$ cpan HTTP::Server::Brick   # install dependency
+$ perl -MHTTP::Server::Brick -e '$s=HTTP::Server::Brick->new(port=>8000); $s->mount("/"=>{path=>"."}); $s->start'
+```
+
+Credit: [Anonymous Monk](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=865239)
+
+### Plack <sub><sup>(Perl)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ cpan Plack   # install dependency
+$ plackup -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new(root=>".");' -p 8000
+```
+
+Credit: [miyagawa](http://advent.plackperl.org/2009/12/day-5-run-a-static-file-web-server-with-plack.html)
+
+### Mojolicious <sub><sup>(Perl)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ cpan Mojolicious::Lite   # install dependency
+$ perl -MMojolicious::Lite -MCwd -e 'app->static->paths->[0]=getcwd; app->start' daemon -l http://*:8000
+```
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### http-server <sub><sup>(Node.js)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ npm install -g http-server   # install dependency
+$ http-server -p 8000
+```
+
+*Note: This server does funky things with relative paths. For example, if you have a file `/tests/index.html`, it will load `index.html` if you go to `/test`, but will treat relative paths as if they were coming from `/`.*
+
+### node-static <sub><sup>(Node.js)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ npm install -g node-static   # install dependency
+$ static -p 8000
+```
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### PHP <sub><sup>(>= 5.4)</sup></sub>
+
+```shell
+$ php -S 127.0.0.1:8000
+```
+
+Credit: [/u/prawnsalad](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cad9ew3) and [MattLicense](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841131)
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### Erlang
+
+```shell
+$ erl -s inets -eval 'inets:start(httpd,[{server_name,"NAME"},{document_root, "."},{server_root, "."},{port, 8000},{mime_types,[{"html","text/html"},{"htm","text/html"},{"js","text/javascript"},{"css","text/css"},{"gif","image/gif"},{"jpg","image/jpeg"},{"jpeg","image/jpeg"},{"png","image/png"}]}]).'
+```
+
+Credit: [nivertech](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255/#comment-841166) (with the addition of some basic mime types)
+
+*No directory listings.*
+
+### busybox httpd
+
+```shell
+$ busybox httpd -f -p 8000
+```
+
+Credit: [lvm](https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255#comment-841915)
+
+### webfs
+
+```shell
+$ webfsd -F -p 8000
+```
+
+Depends on [webfs](http://linux.bytesex.org/misc/webfs.html).
+
+### IIS Express
+
+```shell
+C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" /path:C:\MyWeb /port:8000
+```
+
+Depends on [IIS Express](http://www.iis.net/learn/extensions/introduction-to-iis-express/iis-express-overview).
+
+Credit: [/u/fjantomen](http://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1fs45z/list_of_ad_hoc_http_server_oneliners/cada8no)
+
+*No directory listings. `/path` must be an absolute path.*
+
+# Meta
+
+If you have any suggestions, drop them in the comments below or on the reddit discussion. To get on this list, a solution must:
+
+1. serve static files using your current directory (or a specified directory) as the server root,
+2. be able to be run with a single, one line command (dependencies are fine if they're a one-time thing),
+3. serve basic file types (html, css, js, images) with proper mime types,
+4. require no configuration (from files or otherwise) beyond the command itself (no framework-specific servers, etc)
+5. must run, or have a mode where it can run, in the foreground (i.e. no daemons)