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Alexwall
Alexwall

Reputation: 667

Python 3 and http.server usage

I was wondering if I have index.html and in windows CMD run python -m http.server 80 while in the directory with index.html will it start a server on my IP(given I have port 80 open) and then people can just connect to my IP and see what is in index.html?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 843

Answers (2)

rubenwardy
rubenwardy

Reputation: 683

If

  1. your router is portforwarded for TCP 80
  2. the server is listening on 0.0.0.0
  3. No firewalls are in the way

Then it will be publically accessible. To make it only available on local host you should host on 127.0.0.1

httpd = ServerClass(("127.0.0.1", 80), HandlerClass)

Edit: the other answer posted this good link, didn't see until after posting: Is it possible to run python SimpleHTTPServer on localhost only?

Upvotes: 1

lpszBar
lpszBar

Reputation: 11

People should be able to connect to your public IP without problem. It would be a little more complex if you want to give access only from localhost:

Is it possible to run python SimpleHTTPServer on localhost only?

Upvotes: 0

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