http-here

Simple zero-configuration command line http server with lightweight interface to work with files

Share folder via http with upload

Multiple files upload to current showed folder

In extended mode you can doing more

Mobile screen

Install from github

git clone --branch v1.14.3 https://github.com/western/http-here
cd http-here
make build

or

go install github.com/western/http-here/cmd/http-here@v1.14.3

Manual download

linux / amd64

# go to your home bin
cd ~/bin

# download and unpack
wget https://github.com/western/http-here/releases/download/v1.14.3/http-here.gz
gzip -d http-here.gz

chmod +x http-here

windows / amd64

https://github.com/western/http-here/releases/download/v1.14.3/http-here.zip

Run

http-here /tmp

or

http-here --port 7999 /path/to/folder

If you switch --extend-mode

http-here --extend-mode /tmp

App will change main list view to table. And you can operate with files - delete, move, copy

Below you see display width more than 992 pix (1), less than (2) and mobile window (3):

Important

During group operations COPY or MOVE all target files/folders will be rewrite

Preview doc button

For Thumbnails support read below

Basic auth

Important

It is recommend for work on public network interfaces

every time when you start, you get a list of random accounts

http-here --basic .

or only one basic auth specific user

http-here --login loginXX --password MugMf7AHs .

The safest run

http-here --tls --basic /path/to/you

read for TLS Support below

Only share

http-here --share-only /tmp/fold

Run with prefork

Prefork help to handle with multiple heavy query (big image gallery as example)

http-here --prefork --extend-mode /tmp

Online editor

You can online edit files html, rtf, doc, docx, odt as office files.

Or html, txt, js, css, md formats as source code.

Or md as markdown.

You need libreoffice package for office files.

Office files follow this flow: file.doc => file.html, edit => file.doc

File encrypt

Important

Be careful. If you download .crypt file with WRONG password, it file will be contain MESS of bytes

Your server need package openssl. It will be use openssl aes-256-cbc

http-here --extend-mode --crypt /tmp

Then, set your passcode to the form. The passcode store on the form between requests and you not need input it every time (if you clear it server will not use openssl).

During the process of uploading, your files will be encrypt and their EXT change to .crypt

When files lying on your server, their data is encrypted.

If you need decrypt any .crypt flles, set your passcode, and click on file. During download this file, it will be decrypt on the fly.

Server will be encrypt upload file:

http-here --extend-mode --crypt /tmp

• if you set --crypt arg on cmd
• if you set passcode (pass code set by form)

Server will be decrypt download file:

http-here --extend-mode --crypt /tmp

• if you set --crypt arg on cmd
• if filename contain .crypt extension
• if you set right passcode (pass code set by form)

Server will be decrypt download file (case 2):

http-here /tmp

• if filename contain .crypt extension
• if you get file with code param: /fold3/file.jpg.crypt?code=YOUR_PASS_HERE

Notes

Caution

Be careful, if you start this App on public network interface, anybody can work with it

Caution

Always run this app only under unprivileged common user

• If you run application under some User, this user should be have privileges to write current folder

Automatic TLS keys generate

• When you start server with --tls option, all keys generate automatically

http-here --tls .

• Server use self signed certs, generated at first time. Thus you need approve this connection on your clients.

Magic file index.html inside any folder

If you put inside folder file index.html, it will be return as context

Thumbnails support

For document preview you need libreoffice package. Formats pdf, rtf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, odt, ods.

For jpg, gif, png you not need anything.

All previews generate during first view. One time.

Linux packages needs for full functional

• libreoffice - for doc thumbnails, for doc files online edit
• openssl - encrypt file support

API

western/http-here/refs/heads/dev/internal/docs/openapi.yaml

You can ask any question or suggest something

https://github.com/western/http-here/issues

History

backlog

• add --log and --tee args for save output (or database?)
• change background actions for FS drivers (i need one abstraction layer)
• problem: how decide to run md5sum inside some folder
• database, separate branch without?
• tests
• make builder for configure app compiler? as example - add all libraries to local assets, jquery, bootstrap, bootstrap-icons
• prepare frontend react code
• REST restructure

1.14.3

• refresh spa

refresh codemirror - add json highlight, disable dark, disable autocomplete;

MakeFileModal: add json, sh exts; add md editor redirect

• codemirror bundle update cm6.bundle-20250710.min.js

codemirror:

• disable autocomplete
• disable black theme
• add highlight JSON

editors:

• open SH as CODE
• for new SH file - open CODE online editor
• for new JSON file - open CODE online editor
• for new MD file - open in MARKDOWN editor

1.14.2

• refresh spa, spa app can run in two modes - default and extend

1.14.0

• add --usedb param (database disabled by default)
• cache readdir and --cache-dir param for timeout
• server connections optimization
• add --share-only param
• remove jquery
• disable WalkAndTreeBuild2, remove bstreeview (rewrite to "clipboard style")
• add MARKDOWN editor (without SPA app)
• refresh SPA app - change upload api and checkbox reset
• rewrite code

other history here

Mascot

Pirates hiding their http