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miniserve: Serve a directory using HTTP basic authentication.

miniserve

$ miniserve --auth ${username}:${password} ${path-to-directory}

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The command miniserve is a command-line tool used to quickly serve a directory as a website.

The --auth flag is used to enable authentication, which means only authorized users can access the served website. It expects two arguments following it, ${username} and ${password}, which should be replaced with actual values. The username represents the username of the authorized user, while the password represents the password associated with that username.

${path-to-directory} is a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual path to the directory you want to serve. It represents the location of the directory on your system that you want to make accessible through the website.

So, when you execute the command miniserve --auth ${username}:${password} ${path-to-directory}, you are starting a server using miniserve with authentication enabled. Only users who provide the correct ${username} and ${password} will be able to access the website. The content served by the website will be the files and directories located at ${path-to-directory}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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