chore: provide convenience dev scripts

Author: LeoBorai

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 .PHONY: default
 
-default:
-	@echo No default target.
+default: release
+
+release: ui-build
+	make -C ./crates/http-server release
 
 ui-build:
 	make -C ./crates/file-explorer-ui release

README.md

@@ -18,27 +18,22 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<div align="center">
-  <img src="https://github.com/http-server-rs/http-server/blob/main/docs/screenshot.png?raw=true" width="600" />
-</div>
+## Development
+
+### Release Build
 
-## Installation
+Build release binaries with:
 
 ```bash
-cargo install http-server
+make release
 ```
 
-Verify successful installation.
+Then use the following _alias_ for convenience
 
 ```bash
-http-server --help
+alias htps = './target/release/http-server'
 ```
 
-## Development
-
-Since November the 17th of 2024 the version `v0.x` is now LTS and will not receive
-further updates. The current version is `v1.x` and is on active development.
-
 ## Release
 
 In order to create a release you must push a Git tag as follows

crates/http-server/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.PHONY: default
+
+default:
+	cargo r -- start
+
+release:
+	cargo b --release