Server: Host Files Locally 4+

Name: Server: Host Files Locally
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: Dumpling Software UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

Dumpling Software UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

Designed for iPad

- 1.0 • 1 Rating

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Start a web server on your mobile device and access it from other devices in your local network.

FEATURES

- Use folders stored locally on your iPhone/iPad or in iCloud
- Serve static files and websites over HTTP
- Run the server also while the app is in the background
- Enable Directory Listing to browse the selected folder in your browser
- Multitask in SplitView on iPad by eg. using the server and Safari at the same time
- Add password to control access to shared content
- Customize Directory Listing: theme, dotfile visibility, footer text

HOW TO

1. Choose a folder and press “start”
2. Open the generated IP address in a browser on a device in the same WiFi network
3. Done, there is no third step!

USE CASES

- Quickly share files on your iPhone/iPad with other devices in the same WiFi network
- Host a static website, useful for eg. software developers working on the go
- Send files to devices that have limited connectivity features (eg. GPS navigation, gaming consoles etc)
- Create a small media server for your household

TIPS
- The server works on and is visible to other devices only on the same WiFi network (ie. connected to the same router)
- This is a static server which means can’t be used as eg. a PHP or NodeJS backend server
- The Background Mode requires an audio track played while the app is not visible. Go to settings to pick from a number of pleasant nature sounds!

13 Feb 2023

Version 1.2.1

Improved the server status information and added a browser preview feature.

1.0 out of 5

1 Rating

It could be cool it it worked.

HTML file copied to iCloud Drive into a folder, upload finished.
Folder selected in app, server started, and book, nothing there, empty folder.

Review will be updated if this gets fixed, and the app will be purchased gladly. :)

I do not yield to blackmail, even if it has an emoji at the end :)

The developer, Dumpling Software UG (haftungsbeschrankt), indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.