📂 Python File Server with Auto-Restart Feature

This project is a lightweight file server built using Python’s built-in http.server module. It serves files from a files/ directory and features a sleek web interface with a refresh server button that restarts the server process on demand.

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🚀 Features

• 📁 Serves files from a local files/ folder
• 💻 Clean and responsive HTML/CSS interface
• 🔄 One-click server restart via web UI
• ⚙️ Built with Python standard libraries (no external dependencies)
• 🧠 Automatically lists files in the UI with download links

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📂 Project Structure

your_project/
├── server.py         # Main server script
└── files/            # Directory to store and serve files

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🔧 Requirements

• Python 3.x

✅ No external packages are needed — everything runs using Python’s built-in modules.

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▶️ How to Run

1. Create a folder named files in the same directory as server.py.

2. Place any files you want to share in the files folder.

3. Run the server by executing:

   python server.py

4. Open your browser and go to:

   http://localhost:8080
   

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💡 How It Works

• server.py uses Python’s http.server module with a custom handler.
• The server serves files from the files/ directory.
• It generates an HTML interface with:
  • A welcome message
  • A list of downloadable files
  • A button to "Refresh Server"
• The /refresh route restarts the server process via subprocess and os._exit.

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🛑 Stopping the Server

To stop the server at any time, press:

Ctrl + C

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📃 License

This project is open source and free to use. Feel free to modify or extend it.

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✍️ Author

Rahul Kuzur — Made with ❤️ using Python.