Using Pythons Simple HTTP Server_

To Start a Simple HTTP Server with Python

To Start a Simple HTTP Server in Python3 use the command:

python3 -m http.server 1234

To Start a Simple HTTP Server in Python 2 use the command:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 1234

About Python Simple HTTP Server

Pythons simple http server is a quick and easy way to start a http server on your local machine. This can be quite useful for moving files from one computer to another. To run the http server to move files from your local machine you can follow these steps:

Precursor: To access this computer from another computer you will need to know its IP address on the local network. Your second computer must also be on the network (WiFi or cable) in order to access your simple http server.

Open a terminal and navigate to the path of the file you would like to share.

Once in the correct directory run the command from above accourding to your verison of python.
To check your version of python you can run python --version or if you are using python3 the command may be python3 --version now that you have run the command we can access this directory on this machine from another computer on the local network. This can be done even if SSHed into another computer which is also on that network.