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Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.
Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer
.
It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S,
can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use HTTP basic auth.
Install using pip:
pip3 install updog
updog [-d DIRECTORY] [-p PORT] [--password PASSWORD] [--ssl]
Argument | Description |
---|---|
-d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY | Root directory [Default=.] |
-p PORT, --port PORT | Port to serve [Default=9090] |
--password PASSWORD | Use a password to access the page. (No username) |
--ssl | Enable transport encryption via SSL |
--version | Show version |
-h, --help | Show help |
Serve from your current directory:
updog
Serve from another directory:
updog -d /another/directory
Serve from port 1234:
updog -p 1234
Password protect the page:
updog --password examplePassword123!
Please note: updog uses HTTP basic authentication. To login, you should leave the username blank and just enter the password in the password field.
Use an SSL connection:
updog --ssl
A special thank you to Nicholas Smith for designing the updog logo.
FAQs
Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.
We found that updog demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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