Show HN: HTTP server for tool-less front end development

Category: devtools

Tags: static-server, transpiler, rust, frontend, dev-server

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 6, Documentation: 6, Utility: 5)

http-server-rs is a zero-config static HTTP server written in Rust, offering features like on-the-fly TypeScript and Sass transpilation, watch mode with live reload, CORS, and reverse proxying. It targets frontend developers who want to skip build tooling during development and serve modern web assets directly from source.

Target audience: frontend developers

Repository: https://github.com/alshdavid/http-server-rs · Rust · MIT · 7 stars

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