Updog is a lightweight replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows you to quickly and easily serve files and directories over HTTP, allowing you to test web applications, share files, and more.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install Updog on your Windows 11 machine.
Before we begin, you will need to make sure that you have the following installed on your Windows 11 machine:
If you don't already have these installed, you can download them from the following links:
Once you have installed the prerequisites, you can begin the installation of Updog by following these steps:
Open a terminal on your Windows 11 machine.
Navigate to the directory in which you want to install Updog.
Clone the Updog repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/sc0tfree/updog.git
Change directories into the newly cloned Updog directory using the following command:
cd updog
Install the dependencies required for Updog using the following command:
npm install
Once the dependencies have finished installing, you can start Updog using the following command:
npm start
This will start Updog on port 8080 by default. If you want to specify a different port, you can add the --port option followed by the port number you wish to use. For example:
npm start -- --port=3000
To verify that Updog is running correctly, you can open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 (or the port you specified). You should see a message saying "Updog is serving!".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Updog on your Windows 11 machine.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Updog on your Windows 11 machine. With Updog, you can quickly and easily serve files and directories over HTTP, allowing you to test web applications and share files with others.
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