---
title: slod
subtitle: A tiny HTTP server for static files with live reloading
year: "2021"
labels:
  repo: flupe/slod
  license: GPLv3
---

> Warning: this is poorly implemented, and also doesn't have live-reloading yet
> Somehow I still use it daily, but you shouldn't, at all cost.

I grew tired of having to use `python -m http.server` every time I wanted to
serve static files locally --- that is, quite often --- so I implemented my own
tiny HTTP server in C.

- No dependencies
- Tiny
- Small
- Have I said it's tiny?

```raw
Usage: slod [options] [ROOT]
  -h, --help       Show this help message and quit.
  -p, --port PORT  Specify port to listen on.
  -l, --live       Enable livereload.
```