# miniserve

> miniserve is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the file managers category. CLI tool to serve files and dirs over HTTP. It has 7,890 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve |
| GitHub stars | 7,890 |
| Forks | 400 |
| Open issues | 78 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Rust |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Rust |
| Categories | File Managers |
| Commits, last 12 months | 111 |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.35.0 (Apr 8, 2026) |
| Created | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: serve, http-server, server, static-files, cli, command-line, command-line-tool

## Install

miniserve installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve.

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