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A simple static web server based on cowboy

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# Microscope

[Microscope on hex.pm](https://hex.pm/packages/microscope)

[Official documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/microscope)

Microscope is a simple static web server written in [Elixir](http://elixir-lang.org)
using [cowboy](https://hex.pm/packages/cowboy).

Originally it was a part of [Serum](http://dalgona.hontou.moe/Serum) development
server, but I decided to separate into the other project for better
maintainability. Now it became a general purpose static web server suitable
for testing your static websites or quickly sharing your files over HTTP.

## Installation

Add `microscope` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:

```elixir
def deps do
  [{:microscope, "~> 1.0"}]
end
```

## Using Microscope

### Using in Your Module

Start Microscope using `Microscope.start_link/3`.

```elixir
{:ok, pid} =
  Microscope.start_link("/home/user/www", [base: "/base/url", port: 8080])
```

The server will start listening on port `8080`. Open a web browser and navigate
to `http://<your-host>:8080/base/url/path/to/file`, and the contents of
`/home/user/www/path/to/file` will be displayed.

You may request either a file or a directory. If you request a file, Microscope
will try to serve the requested file, or respond with HTTP 404 if the file does
not exist. And if you request a directory, Microscope will look for `index.html`
or `index.htm` inside the requested directory and serve one if found.

### As a Command-line Application

Microscope also comes with a Mix task which provides a way to launch a static
web server right away.

For example, suppose you have generated docs for your project with ExDoc, and
you want to see them before publishing to Hex. Then, simply type the command
below:

```
% mix microscope doc
```

Now open a web browser and navigate to `http://<your-host>:8080/` to see the
docs. Easy and real quick! :rocket:

Type `mix microscope` on your shell to see all possible startup options.

## License

MIT. Please read `LICENSE` file for the full text.

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