updog

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. More information: https://github.com/sc0tfree/updog.

• Start a HTTP server for the current directory:

updog

• Start a HTTP server for a specified directory:

updog --directory /path/to/directory

• Start a HTTP server on a specified port:

updog --port port

• Start a HTTP server with a password (To log in, leave the username blank and enter the password in the password field):

updog --password password

• Enable transport encryption via SSL:

updog --ssl