Localhost Downloader

A simple and efficient Node.js server application that facilitates file downloads from localhost. This project provides a secure way to serve and download files through a local server.

🚀 Features

• Easy file downloading through HTTP endpoints
• CORS enabled for cross-origin requests
• Static file serving
• Health check endpoint
• Error handling for file downloads

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v12.0.0 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/localhost-downloader.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd localhost-downloader

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

💻 Usage

1. Start the server:

npm start

2. The server will run at http://localhost:3001

API Endpoints

• GET /download/:filename - Download a file from the public directory
• GET /health - Check server health status

Example

To download a file:

http://localhost:3001/download/example.pdf

📁 Project Structure

localhost-downloader/
├── index.js         # Main server file
├── public/          # Static files directory
├── package.json     # Project configuration
└── README.md        # Documentation

⚙️ Configuration

The server runs on port 3001 by default. You can modify this in the index.js file.

🔒 Security

• Files can only be downloaded from the public directory
• Basic error handling implemented
• CORS enabled for controlled access

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👤 Author

Feng Liu

🔍 Keywords

• file downloader
• localhost server
• Node.js
• Express
• file serving
• download manager
• local file server

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