Static Cling
This is a node.js module that allows you to spin up a static file server either from code or from the command line.
Installing
npm install static-cling
Don't forget to use the global flag (--g) if you want the command line option everywhere.
At the command line
static
Yeah, that's it. You have the option to pass in -p for port, otherwise it defaults to port 3000, -d for directory, if you want to specify a different directory than the one you are in, and lastly -f for the default html page, this defaults to index.html
In Code
Static Cling is available to be used as a module as well if you want to use node to host static files.
require('static-cling')();
Options
If using the module you can override the defaults by providing a config object
var config = {
root: '.',
port: 3000,
filename: 'index.html'
}
const cling = require('static-cling')
cling({ port: 3456, root : './other/', filename: 'test.html' });