cargo-server

tl;dr: Does the same as "python -m http.server" or "npx serve" but for Rust ecosystem and with few more functionalities.

cargo-server helps you serve a static site, single page application or just a static file (no matter if on your device or on the local network). It also provides a neat interface for listing the directory's contents.

You can use cargo to install:

bash cargo install cargo-server

With cargo-binstall:

bash cargo binstall cargo-server

Once cargo-server is installed, you can run this command inside your project's directory. It will create by default in 8000 port:

bash cargo server

--port

To specify the port, you can use --port:

bash cargo server --port 3000

--open

To open in your browser after run the command just add --open:

bash cargo server --open

--path

You can also set a custom path using --path:

bash cargo server --path ./examples/simple-wasm-frontend-app

Result:

--quiet

Is also possible to run without any stdout using --quiet:

bash cargo server --quiet --open --path ./examples/simple-wasm-frontend-app

--route

You can create custom routes that returns JSON

--json with params

bash cargo server \ --route '/users/:userId' \ --json '{"data":{"userId":"{!0}","givenName":"Raphael","country":"br"}}' \ --port 8123

Result:

--json without params

bash cargo server \ --route '/users' \ --json '{"users":[{"data":{"userId":"3","givenName":"Raphael","country":"br"}}]}' \ --port 8123

Result:

--all-routes

It will add support for GET, POST, DELETE and PATCH methods as well.

bash cargo server \ --all-routes \ --json '{"id": "1"}' \ --port 8123

Result:

--ngnix

In progress...