Internet users have many different options to share files with other users. They can upload files to file hosts like Rapidshare, upload them to a remote web server or ftp server or use a program on the local computer system to share the files with anyone that is connecting to it. The last option to share files works best on computer systems with broadband connections as the files can only be accessed if the computer is connected to the Internet.
OneHTTPD is a basic file server that is available for Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The server has a size of less than 70 Kilobytes. It can be configured from the command line or by dragging and dropping a directory on the executable in Windows.
The basic command to start the file server is onehttpd directory with directory being a locally accessible folder. Parameters are provided to change the port the server is listening on and the level of status messages that are displayed in the command line window. OneHTTPD can be used to run a file server in less than a minute which is the greatest strength of the application.
It lacks several features like user authorization or access filters that most users might require from their file server. Windows users with those requirements might want to take a look at HTTP File Server which supports authentication. OneHTTPD Server can be downloaded from the project page at Google Code.
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Also, if you have python, you can do the same with a single command:
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Note: you must be root to use ports < 1024