cargo-server

tl;dr: Does the same as "python -m http.server" or "npx serve" but for Rust ecosystem.

cargo-server helps you serve a static site, single page application or just a static file (no matter if on your device or on the local network). It also provides a neat interface for listing the directory's contents.

Pre-built binaries are available on the Github Releases tab.

You can use cargo to install:

$ cargo install cargo-server

With cargo-binstall:

$ cargo binstall cargo-server

Quick example

Once cargo-server is installed, you can run this command inside your project's directory. It will create by default in 8000 port:

$ cargo server

To specify the port, you can use --port:

$ cargo server --port 3000

To open in your browser after run the command just add --open:

$ cargo server --open

You can also set a custom path using --path:

$ cargo server --path /Users/raphamorim/Documents/simple-wasm-frontend-app

Also is possible to run without any stdout using --quiet:

$ cargo server --quiet --open --path /Users/raphamorim/Documents/simple-wasm-frontend-app

Result: