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title: Install miniserve on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of miniserve for Linux - Serve files over HTTP
  right now, from the command line
url: https://snapcraft.io/miniserve
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# miniserve

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latest/stable 0.35.0

Install latest/stable of miniserve

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install miniserve
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* miniserve

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Yesterday - latest/stable
* Yesterday - latest/candidate

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### Source code

* [github.com/svenstaro/miniserve](https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve "https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve")
* [github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap](https://github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap "https://github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/svenstaro/miniserve/issues](https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve/issues "https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve/issues")
* [github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap/issues](https://github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap/issues "https://github.com/sidalit/miniserve-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/miniserve#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/miniserve#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/miniserve#tab-security)

#### Serve files over HTTP right now, from the command line

miniserve is a small, self-contained web server that shares files and
folders over HTTP. It supports uploads, authentication, TLS and archive
downloads.

**Examples**

```
miniserve ~/Downloads
miniserve --port 9000 --auth user:password ~/share
miniserve --upload-files ~/inbox
```

**Background service**

The service is installed disabled and listens on 127.0.0.1:8080, serving
/var/snap/miniserve/common/www. To configure and start it:

```
sudo snap set miniserve port=8080 interfaces=0.0.0.0
sudo snap start --enable miniserve
```

**File access**

miniserve can serve files in your home directory. To also serve USB drives
and other removable media (/media, /mnt), run:

```
sudo snap connect miniserve:removable-media
```

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## Install miniserve on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/miniserve/raspbian)