Roadmap

This document outlines the planned development path for Local Server.

Current Version: v1.0.0

Completed Features

[x] Static file serving
[x] Directory listings with HTML interface
[x] HTTP Range request support
[x] MIME type detection
[x] Path traversal protection
[x] URL encoding/decoding
[x] Command line argument parsing
[x] Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
[x] Unit tests

v1.1.0 - Enhanced Features

Configuration

[ ] Configuration file support (.localserver.json or localserver.toml)
[ ] Environment variable configuration
[ ] Default index files (index.html, index.htm)
[ ] Custom 404 error pages
[ ] Hidden file filtering (.dotfiles)

Logging

[ ] Configurable log levels (debug, info, warn, error)
[ ] Log file output
[ ] Request timing metrics
[ ] Access logs in common formats (Apache/Nginx style)

Performance

[ ] Sendfile support for zero-copy file transfers
[ ] Gzip/Brotli compression
[ ] Keep-alive connections
[ ] Connection timeout configuration

v1.2.0 - Security Enhancements

Authentication

[ ] Basic authentication
[ ] Token-based authentication
[ ] IP whitelist/blacklist
[ ] Rate limiting

HTTPS

[ ] TLS/SSL support
[ ] Self-signed certificate generation
[ ] Let's Encrypt integration
[ ] HTTP to HTTPS redirect

Security Headers

[ ] CORS headers configuration
[ ] Content-Security-Policy
[ ] X-Frame-Options
[ ] X-Content-Type-Options

v1.3.0 - Advanced Features

WebDAV Support

[ ] PROPFIND method
[ ] MKCOL method (create directory)
[ ] PUT method (upload files)
[ ] DELETE method (delete files)
[ ] COPY/MOVE methods

Upload Support

[ ] POST file uploads
[ ] Multipart form data handling
[ ] Upload size limits
[ ] Upload progress tracking

WebSocket

[ ] WebSocket protocol support
[ ] Live directory watching
[ ] Real-time file change notifications

v2.0.0 - Major Release

Multi-threading

[ ] Thread pool for connection handling
[ ] Configurable worker threads
[ ] Load balancing

Virtual Hosting

[ ] Multiple site hosting
[ ] Domain-based routing
[ ] Host configuration files

Proxy Features

[ ] Reverse proxy mode
[ ] Load balancing
[ ] Health checks
[ ] Circuit breaker pattern

Plugin System

[ ] Plugin architecture
[ ] Lua/JavaScript scripting
[ ] Request/response hooks
[ ] Custom middleware

Future Considerations

Potential Features

[ ] GraphQL endpoint
[ ] Server-sent events
[ ] HTTP/2 support
[ ] QUIC/HTTP/3 support
[ ] Built-in file browser with search
[ ] Thumbnail generation for images
[ ] Video transcoding support
[ ] Archive extraction (zip, tar, etc.)
[ ] Git integration (serve git repos)

Platform Support

[ ] WASM/WASI support
[ ] Android termux support
[ ] iOS shortcut integration

Contributing

Want to help implement these features? Check out our GitHub repository and:

Pick an issue from the roadmap
Create a feature branch
Submit a pull request

Version History

Version	Release Date	Highlights
v1.0.0	2026-02-17	Initial release
v1.1.0	TBD	Enhanced features
v1.2.0	TBD	Security enhancements
v1.3.0	TBD	Advanced features
v2.0.0	TBD	Major release

Note

This roadmap is subject to change based on community feedback and development priorities.