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The Basics

Local-web-server is a distribution of lws bundled with a "starter pack" of useful middleware.

Name	Description
↓ Basic Auth	How to password-protect a server using Basic Authentication.
↓ Body Parser	How to access the body of an incoming request
↓ Request Monitor	Feeds traffic information to the `--verbose` output.
↓ Log	How to output an access log How to visualise access logs with third-party tools
↓ Cors	How to configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
↓ Json	Pretty-prints JSON responses.
↓ Rewrite	How to rewrite URLs to local or remote destinations
↓ Blacklist	How to blacklist certain routes
↓ Conditional Get	How to use HTTP Conditional Requests
↓ Mime	How to customise mime types
↓ Compress	Compress responses using gzip.
↓ SPA	How to serve a Single Page Application (SPA)
↓ Static	Serves static files.
↓ Index	Serves directory listings.

Name	Description
Redirect	Perform a 302 Redirect if the request URL matches a specified regular expression.