A safer, dev-oriented replacement for python -m http.server with no dependencies outside the Go standard library.

serve            # serve the current directory on http://127.0.0.1:8080/
serve ./dist     # serve a specific directory
serve -p 3000 --open ./dist

go install github.com/veggiemonk/serve@latest

Or build from source:

go build -o serve .

• Localhost by default — binds to 127.0.0.1; pass --host 0.0.0.0 to expose on your LAN.
• No symlink escape — the directory is served through os.Root, so path traversal and symlinks pointing outside it are refused at the filesystem layer.
• Dotfiles hidden — paths containing a .-prefixed segment (.git, .env, …) return 404.
• No caching — every response gets Cache-Control: no-store, so you always see your latest edits.
• Request logging — method, path, status, bytes, and duration via slog (text or JSON).
• Graceful shutdown — Ctrl-C drains in-flight requests before exiting.

usage: serve [flags] [directory]

Flags may appear before or after the directory: serve ./dist -p 3000 and serve -p 3000 ./dist both work.