Python 2.x
A simple modification of the very useful SimpleHTTPServer python script originally made to add gzip compression. It now supports gzip, zlib, and deflate with gzip as the implicit default.
Navigate to folder you want to share files from.
docker run -v $PWD:/tmp/share -p 8000:8000 ksmithorn97/gzip-http-file-server
Alternativly change $PWD to the folder you want to share.
docker-compose up
Automatically shares files in the share folder.
python GzipSimpleHTTPServer.py
This will start a localhost server on port 8000. You should see this in your terminal:
Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ...
To run on a different port use:
python GzipSimpleHTTPServer.py --port=8080
For more options run:
python GzipSimpleHTTPServer.py --help