front

A very tiny frontend server built with Rust and the vetis framework.

Description

front is a lightweight static file server that serves files from a specified root directory. It provides a simple HTTP/1 server for development and testing purposes.

Features

• Serve static files from a configurable root directory
• Configurable interface and port binding
• Support for common web file extensions (html, js, css, svg, png, ico, jsx, ts, tsx, json, mjs)
• Automatic index file serving (index.html)
• HTTP/1 protocol support
• Built with vetis framework for efficient HTTP handling

Installation

Install front:

cargo install front

Usage

Run the server with default settings:

front

This will serve the current directory on port 4444.

Command Line Options

• -i, --interface <INTERFACE> - Interface to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0)
• -p, --port <PORT> - Port to bind to (default: 4444)
• -r, --root <ROOT> - Root directory to serve (default: .)
• -h, --help - Print help information
• -V, --version - Print version information

Examples

Serve a specific directory:

front -r /path/to/your/files

Bind to a specific interface and port:

front -i 127.0.0.1 -p 8080

Combine options:

front -r ./public -i 0.0.0.0 -p 3000

License

This project is licensed under the same license as the vetis workspace.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.