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TechBytes 04: Hosting a simple HTTP File Server using HFS

By Md. Asifuzzaman
Server! Sounds quite complicated and sophisticated, right? But do we know that any system that's capable of hosting some files could be called a file server?
No? Let's see it ourselves today.

We are going to create a file server through which files can be transferred across all the devices in a certain local area network. (If the appropriate ports are forwarded correctly, it can also work across wide area networks)
This will definitely save us time and effort to transfer huge volume of data across systems without using long cables or pendrives every now and then.

Let's download a small software named HFS from here and open it.
When opened for the first time, Windows firewall can ask for permission. Check all the boxes and click on Allow access.


Now you'll see the interface of HFS like this.


So as you can see, there's an address bar. It says 192.168.0.102:8080
Now if you try to put this address in any browser you'll see that your file server is working.


So your file server is now hosted and working. Let's now work with some data. Try dragging some files to the interface of HFS (left panel) and reload the page in your browser. You'll see your file to be accessible from the web interface.


Let's try and see if our server is accessible from other devices in the same local area network or not.


This confirms that your file server is accessible from all devices in your local area network. Now you can try playing with the advanced mode to cap or uncap download/ upload speeds, editing html template to make it look different or to change the title, body, heading of the web interface. Also you can setup authentication as well as change the look of web interface using themes. Here I'm giving you a link to download dynamic themes for your tiny web interface based HTTP file server!


Bonus for Advanced Testers: You're loving it? So do you want to make this thing work across WAN instead of LAN and make it globally accessible? Here goes my detailed guideline about how to prepare everything for doing so.

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