High performance
Built with Rust for efficient Async I/O and excellent performance.
Deliver static websites confidently with a modern and Open Source web server designed for secure, efficient, and reliable deployments across platforms.
$ static-web-server --port=8080 --root=./public --log=info {"timestamp":"2026-06-12T11:38:03.543447Z","level":"INFO","message":"starting Static Web Server","name":"static-web-server","version":"2.43.0","target":"static_web_server::server"} {"timestamp":"2026-06-12T11:38:03.544833Z","level":"INFO","message":"log level","log_level":"info","target":"static_web_server::server"} {"timestamp":"2026-06-12T11:38:03.545077Z","level":"INFO","message":"server bound to tcp socket","addr":"[::]:8787","target":"static_web_server::server::listener"}
Why Static Web Server
Designed to deliver static content easily
A handful of reasons teams pick SWS to ship sites and web assets in production.
Safe by default
Memory-safe, opinionated server defaults, TLS, security headers, Basic Auth and more.
Lightweight & portable
Single ~4MB static binary, no runtime dependencies. Drops into any distro or Docker container.
Easy to set up
CLI flags, environment variables or a TOML file. Sensible defaults with no boilerplate.
Features
Batteries included, zero clutter
A curated set of features for modern static hosting to opt in when you need them.
HTTP/2 & TLS
Modern protocols with HTTPS redirects out of the box.
Smart compression
On-demand gzip, brotli and zstd support.
Pre-compressed files
Serve .gz, .br and .zst straight from disk.
Cache-Control & ETag
Tune browser caching for assets and HTML.
CORS & preflight
Configure origins, methods & headers with full preflight.
Basic Auth
Protect a directory in a single line of configuration.
Security headers
Sensible defaults you can opt into for production.
SPA fallback
Serve index.html on 404 for React, Vue, Svelte.
Rewrites & Redirects
Glob patterns with replacements for clean URLs.
Health & Metrics
Health endpoint and Prometheus metrics built in.
Virtual hosts
Serve multiple sites from one process via host routing.
Directory listing
Optional listing with sorting and JSON output.
Custom HTTP Headers
Set custom headers for client responses on demand.
Markdown Content
Serve Markdown or HTML based on the client's Accept header.
First-class Docker support
Docker images for a variety of platforms and architectures.
Maintenance Mode
Display a custom page for users while performing updates.
Windows Service
Run natively as a managed Windows Service.
New
In-memory caching
Cache frequently accessed files in memory for faster response times.
New
FIPS-validated crypto
Optional FIPS 140 builds for regulated workloads.
New
Unix Domain Sockets
Listen on a UDS for fast, secure local proxying.
Configuration
One file. Production-ready.
Describe the whole server configuration in one readable TOML or skip it and pass directly a few flags or environment variables.
- CLI args, environment variables, or TOML. Pick what fits.
- One option each per feature set.
- Zero-config quickstart, point it at a folder and go.
[general]
# Bind & serve
host = "0.0.0.0"
port = 80
root = "./public"
# Performance
compression = true
cache-control-headers = true
http2 = true
# Security
security-headers = true
basic-auth = "user:hashed-pass"
# SPA support
page-fallback = "./public/index.html"Runs anywhere
Pre-built for every platform you ship to
Native binaries and Docker images for desktops, servers, mobile and the web.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- FreeBSD
- NetBSD
- Android
- Docker
- WebAssembly
Pre-compiled binaries for x86, x86_64, ARM and ARM64. Docker images on scratch, Alpine and Debian.
Get started
Up and running in under a minute
Install with one command in Linux/BSD, then point it at any folder of static files.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSfL https://get.static-web-server.net | sh
If you use Docker, then try
docker run -p 8080:80 -v $PWD:/public ghcr.io/static-web-server/static-web-server:3