🌶️ Pilipili Server

A spicy little web server written in pure Bash - no Node.js, no Python, just shell scripting! 🌶️

Perfect for local development, quick file sharing, or learning HTTP fundamentals.

✨ Features

• 🌶️ Small but powerful - like a pepper!
• 📁 Static file serving with automatic MIME type detection
• 🌐 HTTP/1.1 compliant responses
• 🔧 Simple CLI with intuitive options
• 📝 Request logging with optional verbose mode
• 🛡️ Security features (directory traversal protection)
• ⚡ Lightweight - perfect for containers and embedded systems

🏃‍♂️ Quick Start

Installation Methods

Method 1: Direct Install (Recommended)

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Baraka-Malila/pilipili-server/main/install.sh | bash

Method 2: npm Package

npm install -g pilipili-server

Method 3: Manual Install

git clone https://github.com/Baraka-Malila/pilipili-server.git
cd pilipili-server
chmod +x pilipili-server install.sh
./install.sh

Usage

# Start server (serves ./public on port 8080)
pilipili-server

# Custom port and directory
pilipili-server -p 3000 ./my-website

# Enable verbose logging
pilipili-server --verbose

Visit http://localhost:8080 in your browser! 🎉

📖 Documentation

• Getting Started - Installation and first run
• Usage Guide - Command line options and examples
• Examples - Real-world use cases

🎯 Use Cases

• Local development - Quick server for static sites
• File sharing - Share files over HTTP on local network
• Learning - Understand HTTP protocols and Bash scripting
• Containers - Lightweight web server for Docker/embedded systems

🔧 Requirements

• Bash 4.0+
• socat (recommended) or netcat for socket handling
• Standard Unix tools (cat, date, file)

Note: socat is highly recommended for production use as it provides better connection handling and concurrent request support. The server will automatically fall back to netcat if socat is not available.

Installing socat

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install socat

# CentOS/RHEL/Fedora
sudo yum install socat
# or
sudo dnf install socat

# macOS
brew install socat

📁 Project Structure

pilipili-server/
├── pilipili-server           # Main executable 🌶️
├── server.sh                 # Core HTTP server
├── public/                   # Default web content
├── docs/                     # Documentation
└── examples/                 # Example websites

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read our development guide.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Made with ❤️ and pure Bash - Small, fast, and spicy! 🌶️