A simple, multithreaded HTTP file server supporting resumable downloads and file uploads written in pure Python. Drop-in replacement for SimpleHTTPServer, http.server.
- Supports Python 2 and Python 3
- Proper handling of Unicode
- Support for HTTP Range requests (partial downloads)
- Multithreaded serving (handles many clients)
- Directory browsing and file upload via UTF-8 HTML interface
- Specify root directory to serve files from
- Configurable host/IP and port
Serve files inside /home/user on localhost:8080:
python -m resumable_file_server 8080 --host localhost --port --root /home/user/Then download with curl:
curl -O -C - http://localhost:8080/largefile.zipYou can also upload a file (this uploads it to /home/user/images/):
curl -X POST -F "file=@/path/to/photo.jpg" http://localhost:8080/images/
And you will see an UTF-8 HTML with a file picker and upload button at the bottom if you open http://localhost:8080/ with your browser.
| Argument | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
port |
Port to listen on | 8000 |
--host |
Host/IP address to bind to | 0.0.0.0 |
--root, -r |
Root directory to serve files from | . (current directory) |
- Requests outside the root directory (e.g.,
../../etc/passwd) are blocked automatically. - Only files inside the
--rootare accessible.
MIT License