🌐 Flask Web Server

A simple, cross-platform, universal web server built using Flask library.
It serves static files from the /static directory and can be run on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android (with Python support), and more!

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📦 Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Flask

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

0. Setup Virtual Environment (optional):

   python3 -m venv my-v-env
   source my-v-env/bin/activate

1. Install:

   pip install flask
   git clone https://github.com/IvanDeus/Flask-Web-Server.git
   cd Flask-Web-Server
   mkdir static

2. Configure Settings:

   • Edit flask_web_server_cfg.py to set:
     • Web server IP address (HOST)
     • Web server port (WPORT)
     • Debug mode (DEBUG)
     • Log file path (LOGFILE) (optional)

3. Place Files:

   • Put any static files (HTML, CSS, JS, images, etc.) in the static/ directory.
   • These will be served at http://localhost:<port>/filename.ext

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▶️ How to Run

In your terminal or command prompt:

python flask_web_server.py

By default, the server will start on port 1555. You can access it via:

http://localhost:1555/

For production use PM2 service (with Virtual Environment):

pm2 start flask_web_server.py --interpreter /home/user/my-v-env/bin/python3

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📁 Example File Structure

project_folder/
│
├── flask_web_server.py
├── flask_web_server_cfg.py
├── static/
│   ├── index.html
│   └── style.css
└── flask_web_server.log  (generated automatically)

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📝 Logging

The server logs events such as startup and route access into the file defined by LOGFILE in your config.
When DEBUG=True, logs are also printed to the console. To check logs:

tail -f flask_web_server.log

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✅ Tested On

• Windows
• Linux
• Android (via Termux)

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