Webd | A lightweight and portable web-based file sharing server software.

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Quick Start:

  1. Download the latest webd packages for specific OS.
  2. Unzip/Untar it.
  3. Run in command line:

    Linux
    ./webd -w /home/user/share -u rlum:user:pass
    Windows
    webd.exe -w D:\sharedata -u rlum:user:pass
    The folder /home/user/share or D:\sharedata will be published/shared on web.
    Then open http://127.0.0.1:9212 in browser on the same computer to check if it work.
    On other devices just open a URL like http://192.168.12.34:9212 to use webd.
    Note: The "192.168.12.34" must be changed to the actual IP address of machine that running webd.
    Without login, webd only allows the "listing" and "accessing" permissions by default setting.
    After login with "user" and "pass", webd will give extra permissions: uploading, renaming/moving, creating new folder.
    "user" and "pass" should be changed to other values for safety.

  4. Use Ctrl + C in command line window to stop webd.