The miniserve is a command line tool for serving files and directories over HTTP. It's a lightweight, single-binary application written in Rust programming language, designed to make it easy to share files from your computer or server without requiring complex setup or configuration. This tutorial explains how to install miniserve on Ubuntu 24.04.
Install miniserve
Retrieve the most recent version of miniserve from its official GitHub repository:
MINISERVE_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/svenstaro/miniserve/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+')Download the miniserve executable and place it in the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/miniserve https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve/releases/latest/download/miniserve-$MINISERVE_VERSION-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnuSet execute permission:
sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/miniserveWe can verify the miniserve version with the following command:
miniserve --versionTesting miniserve
Create simple index.html for testing:
echo '<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Title</title></head><body>Hello world</body></html>' > index.htmlServe previously created file over HTTP as follows:
miniserve index.htmlLaunch a web browser and navigate to http://<IP_ADDRESS>:8080, replacing <IP_ADDRESS> with your system's IP address. A newly created page will appear.
Uninstall miniserve
To remove miniserve, delete the associated file:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/miniserve
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