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![Serve Logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel/serve/main/media/banner.png)
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<div align="center">
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<a aria-label="Vercel logo" href="https://vercel.com">
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-vercel-%23000000">
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</a>
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<br>
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<a aria-label="Install Size" href="https://packagephobia.com/result?p=serve">
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<img src="https://packagephobia.com/badge?p=serve">
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</a>
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<a aria-label="Stars" href="https://github.com/vercel/serve/stargazers">
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/vercel/serve">
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</a>
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<a aria-label="Build Status" href="https://github.com/vercel/serve/actions/workflows/ci.yaml">
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<img src="https://github.com/vercel/serve/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg">
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</a>
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</div>
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---
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`serve` 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:
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![Listing UI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vercel/serve/main/media/listing-ui.png)
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> Once it's time to push your site to production, we recommend using [Vercel](https://vercel.com).
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## Usage
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> `serve` v14 onwards requires Node v14 to run. Please use `serve` v13 if you cannot upgrade to Node v14.
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The quickest way to get started is to just run `npx serve` in your project's directory.
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If you prefer, you can also install the package globally (you'll need at least [Node LTS](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule)):
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```bash
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> npm install --global serve
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```
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Once that's done, you can run this command inside your project's directory...
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```bash
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> serve
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```
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...or specify which folder you want to serve:
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```bash
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> serve folder-name/
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```
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Finally, run this command to see a list of all available options:
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```bash
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> serve --help
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```
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Now you understand how the package works! :tada:
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## Configuration
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To customize `serve`'s behavior, create a `serve.json` file in the public folder and insert any of [these properties](https://github.com/vercel/serve-handler#options).
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## API
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The core of `serve` is [`serve-handler`](https://github.com/vercel/serve-handler), which can be used as middleware in existing HTTP servers:
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```js
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const handler = require('serve-handler');
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const http = require('http');
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const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
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// You pass two more arguments for config and middleware
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// More details here: https://github.com/vercel/serve-handler#options
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return handler(request, response);
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});
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server.listen(3000, () => {
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console.log('Running at http://localhost:3000');
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});
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```
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> You can also replace `http.createServer` with [`micro`](https://github.com/vercel/micro).
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## Issues and Contributing
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If you want a feature to be added, or wish to report a bug, please open an issue [here](https://github.com/vercel/serve/issues/new).
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If you wish to contribute to the project, please read the [contributing guide](contributing.md) first.
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## Credits
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This project used to be called `list` and `micro-list`. But thanks to [TJ Holowaychuk](https://github.com/tj) handing us the new name, it's now called `serve` (which is much more definite).
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## Author
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Leo Lamprecht ([@notquiteleo](https://twitter.com/notquiteleo))
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