http-server
Simple zero-configuration command-line HTTP server for development and testing.
HTTP servers and APIs npm MIT
Used in agent projects
42
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http servers and apis
#21 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
7.1M
npm, last 7 days, http-server
GitHub stars
14.2K
last push Apr 15, 2026
How http-server is used
http-server is a dependency in 42 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #21 of 30 in http servers and apis. The most used alternative there is Express. Projects that use it most often also use Jest (28.6%), jsdom (28.6%), esbuild (21.4%).
Often used with http-server
| Jest | 28.6% of http-server projects · 5.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| jsdom | 28.6% of http-server projects · 5.3× more than average |
| esbuild | 21.4% of http-server projects · 8.0× more than average |
| concurrently | 21.4% of http-server projects · 4.8× more than average |
| rimraf | 21.4% of http-server projects · 11.8× more than average |
| RxJS | 21.4% of http-server projects · 15.5× more than average |
| semver | 21.4% of http-server projects · 43.9× more than average |
| ts-loader | 21.4% of http-server projects · 21.3× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list http-server as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install http-server |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (39), Python (2), Java / Kotlin (1) |
| Example projects | solana-developers/solana-cookbook, CommandLineHeroes/hero-engine, thiagodmont/keynobi, linuxscreen/duo-translator, zeta-chain/toolkit |
Alternatives to http-server
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express npm Fast, unopinionated minimalist web framework for Node.js. |
822 (6.5%) | 142M | 69.6K | MIT |
| Uvicorn pypi Lightning-fast ASGI server for running async Python web applications. |
544 (4.3%) | 13M | 11K | — |
| FastAPI pypi High-performance Python web framework with automatic API docs and async support. |
537 (4.2%) | 107M | 103K | — |
| cors npm Express/Node.js middleware for handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing. |
422 (3.3%) | 86.8M | 6,195 | MIT |
| python-multipart pypi Streaming multipart parser for handling file uploads in Python web frameworks. |
217 (1.7%) | 92.8M | 536 | — |
| Flask pypi Lightweight Python web framework for building web applications and APIs. |
174 (1.4%) | 40.9M | 75K | — |
| Hono npm Ultrafast web framework for edge runtimes built on Web Standards. |
136 (1.1%) | 73.9M | 32.5K | MIT |
| express-rate-limit npm Express middleware for rate limiting API requests by IP address. |
105 (0.8%) | 57.6M | 3,311 | MIT |