--- title: Install h2static on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of h2static for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Tiny static web server with TLS and HTTP/2 support url: https://snapcraft.io/install/h2static/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install h2static on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # h2static [Alberto Donato (ack)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ack "View all snaps from Alberto Donato (ack)") * [Alberto Donato (ack)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ack "View all snaps from Alberto Donato (ack)") * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/h2static/rhel#install) #### Tiny static web server with TLS and HTTP/2 support Static web server using the builtin Go http library. It supports HTTP/2 and TLS. This snap provides both an `h2static` command that can be run by any user, with access to the user home directory, and a system-wide daemon service. The service can be configured with the following options (via `snap set`): * `allow-outside-symlinks` allow access to symlinks whose target is outside of the `serve-path`. This is disabled by default since it might be a security issue. * `basic-auth` content of the crednetials file for Basic Authorization. Each line should contain colon-separated pair of username and SHA512 hash of the password. * `disable-h2` set to true to disable HTTP/2 support. * `disable-index` set to true to disable directory index. * `disable-lookup-with-suffix` set to true to disable disable matching files with .htm(l) suffix for paths without suffix. * `listen` the `address:port` for the service to listen on. The address can be omitted (e.g. `:8080`) to bind all addresses. If this option empty or null, the service will not be started. * `request-path-prefix` a path prefix to be stripped for the request. This is mostly useful in the case where the server is behind a reverse proxy with a prefix set. * `serve-path` the directory to serve content from. it's set to `$SNAP_COMMON` if not specified. If the `removable-media` interface is connected, paths under `/media` can also be used. * `show-dotfiles` set to true to show hidden files (starting with a dot). * `tls.cert`, `tls.key` ASCII contents of the TLS certificate and key. If both are set, HTTPS support will be enabled. ### Package name * h2static --- ### License * EUPL-1.2 --- ### Last updated * 11 January 2024 - latest/stable * 4 October 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/albertodonato/h2static](https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static "https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static") --- ### Contact * [github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues](https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues "https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/albertodonato/h2static](https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static "https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues](https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues "https://github.com/albertodonato/h2static/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/h2static/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install h2static Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install h2static To install h2static, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install h2static ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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