serve¶

Instant static file server.

Synopsis¶

tofu serve [directory] [flags]

Start an HTTP server to serve static files from a directory. Useful for development and quick file sharing.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--port`	`-p`	Port to listen on	`8080`
`--host`		Host interface to bind to	`localhost`
`--spa-mode`		Enable SPA mode (redirect 404 to index.html)	`false`
`--no-cache`		Disable browser caching	`false`
`--read-timeout-millis`		Max duration for reading request (ms)	`5000`
`--write-timeout-millis`		Max duration for writing response (ms)	`10000`
`--idle-timeout-millis`		Max idle time for keep-alive (ms)	`120000`
`--max-header-bytes`		Max bytes for request headers	`1048576`

Serve current directory on port 8080:

tofu serve

Serve specific directory:

tofu serve /path/to/files

Serve on different port:

tofu serve -p 3000

Serve on all interfaces:

tofu serve --host 0.0.0.0

Enable SPA mode (for React/Vue/Angular apps):

tofu serve --spa-mode ./dist

Disable caching for development:

tofu serve --no-cache

Serving /path/to/files at http://localhost:8080
[200] GET /index.html (1.234ms)
[200] GET /styles.css (0.567ms)
[404] GET /missing.html (0.123ms)