Updog
Replacement for Python SimpleHTTPServer with uploads
Updog is a small Python utility that improves upon SimpleHTTPServer by adding upload capability, HTTPS, and optional password protection. It is useful for quick file transfers.
Key features
- Upload support over HTTP
- Optional HTTPS and auth
- Simple drop-in replacement
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (3.4k GitHub stars)
- Written in Python
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