static-srv

static-srv is a library that runs a static server via CLI.

npx static-srv

Configurations

• -p, --port - The port number the server will listen to (default is 9080)
• -i, --index - Index file name to load on default. If not provided - the files will be served normally with no default route for index.html.
• -d, --directory - The directory to serve the files from. Default is the current location of the process (process.cwd())

It is optional for wrapping it up in code

It's possible to use it via code - though not recommended for production environments.

const Server = require('static-srv')
const app = new Server({port, index, directory})
app.start()
app.stop()

Server's start and stop return promises! Perfect for scripting.

app.start().then((app) => console.log('App is up', app.port))

Express wrapper

Since static-srv is based on express.js, you can access the express instance via

(new Server(...)).instance