Termux-packages: lighttpd

Created on 20 Mar 2017 · 13Comments · Source: termux/termux-packages

How start lighttpd, sorry newbie hehehe

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apolbox

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create a basic lighttpd.conf file like:

server.port             = 8080
server.document-root    = "/sdcard/docs"
server.upload-dirs      = ( "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp" )
index-file.names        = ( "index.html" )
mimetype.assign         = (
                                ".html" => "text/html",
                                ".txt" => "text/plain",
                                ".css" => "text/css",
                                ".js" => "application/x-javascript",
                                ".jpg" => "image/jpeg",
                                ".jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
                                ".gif" => "image/gif",
                                ".png" => "image/png",
                                "" => "application/octet-stream"
                        )

Replace the server.document-root property with whichever directory you want to serve.
Then, start lighttpd -f lighttpd.conf. You can access your server at localhost:8080 now.

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

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create a basic lighttpd.conf file like:

server.port             = 8080
server.document-root    = "/sdcard/docs"
server.upload-dirs      = ( "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp" )
index-file.names        = ( "index.html" )
mimetype.assign         = (
                                ".html" => "text/html",
                                ".txt" => "text/plain",
                                ".css" => "text/css",
                                ".js" => "application/x-javascript",
                                ".jpg" => "image/jpeg",
                                ".jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
                                ".gif" => "image/gif",
                                ".png" => "image/png",
                                "" => "application/octet-stream"
                        )

Replace the server.document-root property with whichever directory you want to serve.
Then, start lighttpd -f lighttpd.conf. You can access your server at localhost:8080 now.

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

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i'll try bro :)

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

what if the error can be no such file or directory?

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

I assume that you save the file as lighttpd.conf
If you save it with another name, use lighttpd -f <your config filename>
Replace your config filename with the name of the actual file you saved your config in.

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

I mean how do I install lighttpd and how to configure once installed?

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

apt install lighttpd

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

continue ?

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

and then just follow my initial replies

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

thanks i will try

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

Error this bro :

$ lighttpd -f lighttpd.conf
2017-03-21 00:21:30: (/home/fornwall/.termux-build/lighttpd/src/src/configfile.c.1186) opening configfile lighttpd.conf failed: No such file or directory

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

You need to create and save a lighttpd.conf file with the content from my 1st reply.

vishalbiswas on 20 Mar 2017

where to save file lighttpd.conf bro ?

apolbox on 20 Mar 2017

@apolbox-project I'm closing this as it's not really a Termux issue. I think the best forum to discuss and get help with lighttpd is the dedicated forum for it at https://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/boards/2.

There is also a Termux Google+ community at https://termux.com/community where you can get help!