--- title: Install h2static on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of h2static for on Ubuntu - Tiny static web server with TLS and HTTP/2 support url: https://snapcraft.io/install/h2static/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install h2static on **Ubuntu** # 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/ubuntu#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/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu 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 If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` 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? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/h2static/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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