fserv is file server with spa and proxy support and built with actix.
License: MIT / APACHE
cargo install fserv
fserv should now be in your local cargo bin directory
fserv -p <port> -i <index_file> -d <directory> -f <path>=<target> -f <path>=<target>
For help
fserv --help
With the following folder structure
base_dir
├── html_data/
│ └── index.html
└── build/
├── main.js
└── style.css
Use the command
base_dir $ fserv -p 9000 -i html_data/index.html -d build -f api=http://localhost:9010 -f ws=http://localhost:9020
This will start the server on port 9000 and server the files in build directory. Requests to /api and /ws will be proxied
| Request | Response |
|---|---|
| localhost:9000/ | html_data/index.html file |
| localhost:9000/main.js | build/main.js file |
| localhost:9000/style.css | build/style.css file |
| localhost:9000/unknown.png | html_data/index.html file since the file does not exist |
| localhost:9000/user/info | html_file/index.html file |
| localhost:9000/api/list | proxy the request to http://localhost:9010/api/list |
| localhost:9000/ws/updates | proxy the request to http://localhost:9020/ws/updates |
USAGE:
fserv [FLAGS] [OPTIONS]
FLAGS:
-h, --help
Prints help information
-n, --no-spa
Disables spa mode. When spa mode is enabled an index.html (configured by -i flag) file is returned when a
resourece is not found When spa mode is disabled a 404 error is returned when a resource is not found
-V, --version
Prints version information
OPTIONS:
-d, --directory <directory>
Directory to serve. Uses current directory by default [default: .]
-i, --index-file <index-file>
The file to server if when a resource is not found and spa mode is enabled [default: index.html]
-p, --port <port>
Sets the port [default: 8000]
-f, --forward <proxies>...
Optional path to forward as a key=value pair. Multiple entries can be added
-w, --workers <workers>
Sets the number of worker threads [default: 1]