upload-server-lite

Minimal web server to accept file upload over the network

Installation

# install as dev dependency
npm i -D upload-server-lite

# or install as global package
npm i -g upload-server-lite

Usage

Start the server:

> npx upload-server-lite

listening on http://127.0.0.1:8100 (lo)
listening on http://192.168.1.3:8100 (wlp3s0)

Upload from client:

If the GUI is available, you use a web browser to upload files through the url printed form the server cli.

If GUI us not available, you can upload with curl:

For example:

> curl -F [email protected] http://192.168.1.3:8100

{
  "file": {
    "size": 443,
    "filepath": "/path_of_cwd/uploads/package.json",
    "newFilename": "package.json",
    "mimetype": "application/octet-stream",
    "mtime": "2022-04-24T08:17:22.199Z",
    "originalFilename": "package.json"
  }
}

Server Options

Format: npx upload-server-lite [port] [maxFileSize]

To specify port:

• npx upload-server-lite 8080

To specify maxFileSize:

• npx upload-server-lite 200K

To specify port and maxFileSize:

• npx upload-server-lite 8080 10M
• npx upload-server-lite 2G 8080

License

This project is licensed with BSD-2-Clause

This is free, libre, and open-source software. It comes down to four essential freedoms [ref]:

• The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose
• The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish
• The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others
• The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others