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For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!

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For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now! miniserve is a small, self-contained cross-platform CLI tool that allows you to just grab the binary and serve some file(s) via HTTP. Sometimes this is just a more practical and quick way than doing things properly. Shares the "/share" container directory by default. You can mount multiple Unraid directories into subfolders if desired. See project page for documentation on environment variables that can be added/customized.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

70/100 Good

Maintained
91last commit 8 days ago
Popular
787,895 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 9 days ago

GitHub stars
7,895
Open issues
91
Last commit
2026-10-01
Latest release
v0.35.0
License
MIT
Activity
rising

Checked yesterday - source: GitHub (svenstaro/miniserve)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 10 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives (4)

  • HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) - You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files.
  • HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) - HFS is a web file server to run on your computer.
  • Transfer - A simple local file server app for Android.
  • copyparty - Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file

Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Is miniserve meant for quick one-off file sharing?

Yes, it is for when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now. It is positioned as a practical, quick option instead of doing things more formally.

Do I need Python or darkhttpd to use miniserve?

No, the author presents it as a small tool for quickly serving files via HTTP without needing those alternatives. It is a self-contained CLI tool where you can just grab the binary.

Can miniserve serve a directory?

Yes, it is listed as a CLI tool that serves files and directories over HTTP.

Can I run miniserve as a standalone binary?

Yes, it is described as a small, self-contained cross-platform CLI tool that lets you grab the binary and serve files over HTTP.

Answers sourced from github.com, project-awesome.org, project-awesome.org, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 4 days ago - public community threads