Publishify NPM

Publishify

Expose your local directory to the web with a single command.

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How to install

In order to use this tool, node.js, npm and Git should be installed on your machine. Then you could just run following commands.

[sudo] npm install -g publishify

Note: You may need sudo access to install it.

Usage

publishify DIRECTORY

Example:

publishify /home/user

Output:

publishify running on directory /Users/rj
open http://192.168.1.90:3030/ on your browser to view your files.

Then, visit following link: http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT. If you're running locally (you won't probably need it) visit http://localhost:PORT.

If you want to expose your directory to the web and share it with your friends, just use following command.

publishify /home/user -e

You will see an output given below. The functionality is powered by localtunnel.

publishify running on directory .
open http://192.168.1.102:55676/ on your browser to view your files.
your directory is also publicly available on http://jrsqgsdpgq.localtunnel.me

Try running publishify --help to get more info about how to run it. There's not much stuff now, but will add more soon.

Tools used

Express - Node.js web application framework
EJS - Embedded JavaScript templating
localtunnel - Exposes your localhost to the world!

and many more...

More?

The project is currently under development. More features will be added soon. Use it on your own risk! Feel free to contribute to the project and/or contact me for any suggestions/bugs.