2020-04-14-quick-tip-serve-static-folder.post

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title: Serve static site with clack in few lines
tags: clack, lack, website, static, tips
date: 2020-04-14 15:08:40
format: md
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While working on this blog I've stumbled on a basic need to serve static website from local folder. Though Coleslaw has magical command ```coleslaw preview``` it's good to know how to do it outside of Coleslaw.

There are numerous solutions in any language but we're talking CL here. And it's surprisingly simple:

1. Install `clack` with ```ros install clack```
2. Create `app.lisp` in the target folder with the following content: ```(lack.app.file:make-app)```
3. Run ```clackup -s lack-middleware-static app.lisp``` and enjoy.

```
To load "lack-middleware-static":
  Load 1 ASDF system:
    lack-middleware-static
; Loading "lack-middleware-static"

Hunchentoot server is going to start.
Listening on 127.0.0.1:5000.
```