# Install miniserve with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget High performance static file server. Version 0.35.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#miniserve. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:miniserve ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install miniserve ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install miniserve ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/miniserve/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add miniserve ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#miniserve ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S miniserve ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: miniserve from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/miniserve ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/miniserve.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id svenstaro.miniserve -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: svenstaro.miniserve from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:miniserve - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.35.0 - **Source summary:** High performance static file server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - miniserve (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.35.0 ## Project history and usage miniserve is a Rust command-line static file server from the svenstaro/miniserve project, with Cargo metadata naming Sven-Hendrik Haase and Boastful Squirrel as authors. Its niche is the fast ad hoc HTTP server: a user points it at a file or directory and gets a browsable download page without configuring a full web server. ### Project history The project grew beyond the classic directory-listing use case into a compact file-sharing tool. Its README documents single-file and directory serving, custom index files, SPA fallback, password authentication, uploads, directory creation, TLS, random routes, QR-code access, archive downloads, README rendering, range requests, health checks, and WebDAV support. Under the hood it is a Rust/Actix application packaged as a single binary, positioning it near tools such as Python's simple HTTP server for convenience but with more built-in sharing features. ### How it is used In package-manager terms, miniserve is a small CLI utility with unusually broad distribution for its size: the Homebrew formula ships it as a high-performance static file server, and the input record also lists Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and WinGet packages. In practice it is used for temporary LAN sharing, quick artifact downloads, lightweight upload endpoints, and local static-site previews. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - miniserve: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - miniserve - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Quickly serve files via HTTP | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - apk - miniserve-bash-completion - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for miniserve | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - apk - miniserve-doc - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Quickly serve files via HTTP (documentation) | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - apk - miniserve-fish-completion - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for miniserve | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - apk - miniserve-zsh-completion - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: miniserve-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for miniserve | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - pacman - miniserve - 0.35.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: miniserve from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tool to serve files via HTTP | https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve - MacPorts - miniserve: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/miniserve/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/miniserve: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/miniserve.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - svenstaro.miniserve: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: svenstaro.miniserve from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/miniserve.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/miniserve.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph