The modular web server for productive full-stack development.
A modular HTTP, HTTPS and HTTP2 command-line web server for productive full-stack development. Local-web-server is a distribution of [lws](https://github.com/lwsjs/lws) bundled with a "starter pack" of useful middleware.
Use this tool to:
* Build any flavour of web application (static site, dynamic site with client or server-rendered content, Single Page App, Progessive Web App, Angular or React app etc.)
* Prototype any CORS-enabled back-end service (e.g. RESTful HTTP API or Microservice using websockets, Server Sent Events etc.)
* Monitor activity, analyse performance, experiment with caching strategies etc.
* Build your own, personalised CLI web server tool
* Help build any flavour of front-end web application
* *Static site, dynamic site with client or server-rendered content, Single Page App, Progessive Web App, Angular or React app etc.*
* Prototype a CORS-enabled back-end service
* *RESTful HTTP API, microservice, websocket server, Server Sent Events service etc.*
* Monitor activity, analyse performance, fine-tune caching strategy etc.
Features:
* Modular, extensible and easy to personalise. Create, share and consume only plugins which match your requirements.
* Powerful, extensible command-line interface (add your own commands and options)
* HTTP, HTTPS and HTTP2 support (HTTP2 requires node v8.4.0 or above)
* URL Rewriting to local or remote destinations
* Single Page Application support
* Response mocking
* Full control over the middleware stack
* Single Page Application (SPA) support
* URL Rewriting
* Proxy requests to remote resources
* HTTP Conditional Request support
* Range request support
* Gzip response compression
* HTTP Basic Authentication
* Configurable access log
* Route blacklisting
* HTTP Conditional and Range request support
* Gzip response compression, HTTP Basic Authentication and much more
* Route blacklisting and more
## Synopsis
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### Static web site
The most simple use case is to run`ws` without any arguments - this will **host the current directory as a static web site**. Navigating to the server will render a directory listing or your `index.html`, if that file exists.
Running`ws` without any arguments will host the current directory as a static web site. Navigating to the server will render a directory listing or your `index.html`, if that file exists.
```sh
$ ws
@ -53,15 +54,15 @@ $ ws --spa index.html
Serving at http://mbp.local:8000, http://127.0.0.1:8000, http://192.168.0.100:8000
```
By default, requests for typical SPA paths (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login`) return `404 Not Found` as a file at that location does not exist. By marking `index.html` as the SPA you create this rule:
With a static site, requests for typical SPA paths (e.g. `/user/1`, `/login`) would return `404 Not Found` as a file at that location does not exist. However, by marking `index.html` as the SPA you create this rule:
*If a static file is requested (e.g. `/css/style.css`) then serve it, if not (e.g. `/login`) then serve the specified SPA and handle the route client-side.*
Another common use case is to **re-route certain requests to a remote server** if, for example, you'd like to use data from a different environment. The following command would proxy requests with a URL beginning with `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/` to `https://internal-service.local/api/`:
Another common use case is to forward certain requests to a remote server. The following command would proxy requests from any URL beginning with `/api/` to `https://internal-service.local/api/`. For example, a request to `/api/posts/1` would be proxied to `https://internal-service.local/api/posts/1`.
@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ Serving at http://mbp.local:8000, http://127.0.0.1:8000, http://192.168.0.100:80
### HTTPS
Launching a secure server is as simple as setting the `--https` flag. [See the wiki](https://github.com/lwsjs/local-web-server/wiki) for further configuration options and a guide on how to get the "green padlock" in your browser.
Launch a secure server by setting the `--https` flag. [See the wiki](https://github.com/lwsjs/local-web-server/wiki) for further configuration options and a guide on how to get the "green padlock" in your browser.
```sh
$ ws --https
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### HTTP2
Uses node's built-in HTTP2 support. HTTP2 servers are always secure using local-web-server's built-in SSL certificates (by default) or those supplied by `--cert`, `--key` or `--pfx`. [See the wiki](https://github.com/lwsjs/local-web-server/wiki) for further info about HTTPS options and a guide on how to get the "green padlock" in your browser.
Uses node's built-in HTTP2 support. [See the wiki](https://github.com/lwsjs/local-web-server/wiki) for further info about HTTPS options and a guide on how to get the "green padlock" in your browser.
Lloyd Brookes
5 years ago