Simple HTTP Server on Linux

[RichardGv]

Yes, I have an 8GB USB 3.0 flash drive that might serve for the purpose of testing a home-based Linux server and, yes, being over Windows, your information comes handy because I have been struggling with Python, trying to figure out how to run it not just from my computer but also from my hosting space, but I guess is because I'm making a mistake that I would probably could debug having Python installed onto my computer.

If you have any serious needs, lighttpd, nginx, Apache, IIS or even HFS may actually be better choices than this simple Python HTTP server. (It's called "SimpleHTTPServer" for a reason...) It's not particularly worthwhile to set up a Python environment just for a simple HTTP server. It neither uses less resources nor has more features. It simply supports less customizations, is slower, and has no support for dynamically generating content unless you write some Python code. If you have a special favor over Python you may look into its documentation for a more sophisticated server setup -- at the cost of some code to write.

If you have a VPS then you might be able to set up Python on it yourself, and it could slightly (very slightly...) easier than setting up a productive web server. If it's a shared hosting... Well, then why would you need a Python HTTP server when you already have one?