Node equivalent of `python -m SimpleHTTPServer`?

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The existence of these modules suggests Node does not ship with an equivalent command:

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 18 '15 at 08:22

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There is a node package to do this.

$ npm install http-server -g
$ http-server

Node isn't aggressively batteries included like python so you have to install the pieces you want explicitly.

answered Dec 18 '15 at 08:22

Michael Hunter

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Note that you can use `npx` to perform a [one-off invocation of a npm-hosted module without installing it](https://github.com/npm/npx#one-off-invocation-without-local-installation): simply run `$ npx http-server` in the command line. – waldyrious Jun 25 '20 at 15:51

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