Simple Web Server

Simple Web Server is an open-source project maintained by developer Terreng that offers a lightweight, GUI-driven alternative to command-line server tools. Built with Electron, the application lets users spin up a local HTTP or HTTPS server in seconds by simply selecting a folder, setting a port, and pressing “Start”; no configuration files or terminal knowledge are required. Typical use cases include rapid prototyping of static websites, sharing files across a LAN, testing HTML5 games, previewing documentation, or running local copies of front-end frameworks like React or Vue without installing Node-based dev servers. Advanced options—custom error pages, basic authentication, CORS headers, fallback routes, and self-signed SSL—are exposed through an intuitive interface, so teachers can demonstrate web concepts, designers can show mock-ups to clients, and hobbyists can host small personal projects from a laptop or Raspberry Pi. Because the server core is a portable executable, it runs unobtrusively on Windows, macOS, and Linux, making it popular among students, hackathon participants, and QA teams who need a zero-setup way to serve content during workshops or bug bashes. The publisher’s software is available free of charge on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always providing the latest release and supporting batch installation alongside other applications.