hostyoself

A hosting service from the browser, because why not. Try it at hostyoself.com.

## See it in action Here's an example where I use [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) to host itself. I use `wget` to download [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) and then host [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) from [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com): [hostyoself.com/hostyoself/](https://hostyoself.com/hostyoself/). Happy 9th Anniversary [Inception](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception) :cake:! ## Host from the browser Open [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) and drag and drop a folder, or select a file. Your browser will host the files! ## Host from the command line You can host files directly from the terminal! ``` $ hostyoself host https://hostyoself.com/confidentcat/ ``` Now if you have a file in your folder `README.md` you can access it with the public URL `https://hostyoself.com/confidentcat/README.md`, directly from your computer! If you're on a Mac, you can install with Homebrew: ``` brew tap schollz/homebrew https://github.com/schollz/homebrew-tap.git brew install hostyoself ``` Or you can host your current directory using Docker: ``` $ docker run -v `pwd`:/data schollz/hostyoself ``` ## Run your own relay Want to run your own relay? Its easy. ``` $ hostyoself relay --url https://yoururl ``` ## FAQ **How do I start web hosting?** You will need to setup port forwarding, a dynamic DNS, name registration, MySQL, PHP, Apache and take a online course in Javascript. Just *kidding*! You don't need any of that crap. Just goto [hostyoself.com](https://hostyoself.com) drag and drop a folder, or select a file. That's literally it. Now you can host a website from your laptop or your phone or your smartwatch or your toaster. **How is this possible?** When the server you point at gets a request for a webpage, the server turns back and asks *you* for that content and will use what you provide for the original request. **Seriously, how is this possible?** The relay uses websockets in your browser to process GET commands. **Won't my website disappear when I close my browser?** Yep! There is a [command-line tool](https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself#host-from-the-command-line) that doesn't require a browser so it can run in the background if you need that. But yes, if your computer turns off then your site is down. Welcome to the joys of hosting a site on the internet. **Won't I have to reload my browser if I change a file?** Yep! Welcome to the joys of Javascript. **What's the largest file I can host using this?** `¯\_(ツ)_/¯` **Should I use this to host a website?** Dear god yes. **Does this use AI or blockchain?** Sure, why not. **Does it scale?** Horizontally, or vertically? Probably neither! **What inspired this?** [beaker browser](https://beakerbrowser.com/), [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/), [localhost.run](http://localhost.run/), [inlets.dev](https://github.com/alexellis/inlets), Parks and Recreation. **What's the point of this?** You can host a website! You can share a file! Anything you want, directly from your browser! ## Develop ``` $ git clone https://github.com/schollz/hostyoself $ cd hostyoself $ go generate -v -x $ go build -v ``` ## License MIT