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Mimimal but useful. I just tried this httpd.lua script with djb's tcpserver and was pleasantly surprised. It is quick and handles large PDFs well enough. I like that there are no third party libraries. If directory listing and output for video could be added I might try using something like this on a local LAN as a replacement for the httpd binary I am using.

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Glad to hear you like it! What do you mean by output for video? As for video listing, Lua doesn't provide a cross-platform way to do this, but I might have hacks for Unix/Windows that parse the output of dir/ls commands. Interested? Can't promise I find it though.

Briefly tested with a few filetypes and a couple of browsers, including Safari. Problem loading video/mp4, i.e., problem with "HTTP streaming". Maybe need to handle Range: header?

Of course, any examples in Lua of different approaches to UNIX directory listing via HTTP are appreciated. Still a Lua noob.

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