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Bash: Running local web-server on your system

To run a local web-server at a directory, you can use either python , ruby , node.js or php . You can choose your suitable way out of the below provided options. Using python To run the server, go to the directory & execute this command with  Python 2 python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000 or with  Python 3 python -m http.server 8000 Using ruby First, install the ruby gem named 'serve' sudo gem install serve To run the server, go to the directory & execute this command serve 8000 Using node.js First, install the app named 'http-server' npm install http-server -g To run the server, go to the directory & execute this command http-server ./ -p 8000 You can use any other node based servers as well like  puer Using php To run the server, go to the directory & execute this command php -S 0.0.0.0:8000 Note : Press Ctrl-C to quit any of the above listed server