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how to distribute local web server with your project
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How to launch a browser together with the server
How to launch a development web server
How to launch a HTTP2 development web server
How to launch a secure local web server (HTTPS)
How to mock a Server Sent Events (SSE) service
How to output an access log
How to password protect a server using Basic Authentication
How to prototype a REST API
How to prototype a REST API using Mock Responses
How to proxy all HTTP requests to HTTPS
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