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Preview static sites like they’re live
Preview static sites on a real local server
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Preview static sites on a real local server
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serrv is a Mac app for previewing static websites at real local HTTPS addresses like https://portfolio.local/. Add a folder, open the address, and test links, images, scripts, secure-context APIs and browser behavior before publishing. No account needed, free for 3 sites. serrv max adds unlimited sites, FTP/SFTP upload and local HTML checks. Free for 3 sites. serrv max adds unlimited sites, FTP/SFTP upload and HTML checks
Real https on a local address is exactly what I needed for testing service workers. Works smoothly on my M-series Mac without any setup hassle.
@lyas1068058 Love hearing this. Service workers + secure-context APIs were a big reason serrv exists — testing them without real HTTPS is a pain. Great to know it runs hassle-free on Apple Silicon. If you hit anything, I'm around all day!
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I build Mac apps at MAMP, and serrv came out of a problem that kept biting me: a finished static site opens fine on a live server, but double-click it locally and things quietly break — missing images, dead links, blank sections, no lock icon. file:// just isn't the real thing.
serrv fixes that. Point it at a folder, and your site runs on a real local web server at a proper address like https://portfolio.local/ — secure lock icon and all. So you see exactly what your visitors will get, before you publish.
It's for anyone building static sites — by hand, with Eleventy/Astro, or with AI. Free for up to 3 sites; serrv max adds unlimited sites, FTP/SFTP upload and HTML checks.
Huge thanks to Caddy and rclone — serrv stands on both. 🙏
Happy to answer anything, and I'd genuinely love your feedback!
the local https trick is such a nice touch, so many things break in real browsers when you forget you were testing on http. clean mac app energy too
@omera29139 Thank you! That gap between http testing and https in production bites everyone eventually — mixed content, secure cookies, APIs that silently behave differently. The idea with serrv is to just close that gap. And really glad the app feels clean, that mattered a lot to us.