handbook/tools/4.Exploitation/Server/Python-Upload-Server.md

What is Python Upload Server?

In the world of web development, the ability to upload files is a crucial feature that is often required for web applications. Fortunately, Python provides several easy-to-use libraries for building web servers with file upload functionality. One such library is uploadserver, which can be easily installed with pip3. Once installed, the library allows you to start a pre-configured web server with file upload capabilities. In this set of notes, we'll explore how to install and use uploadserver to build a web server with file upload functionality.

Common Uses and Commands

1. Install the pre-configured web server with pip3:

pip3 install uploadserver

2. Start the web server and notice the file upload is available at /upload

python3 -m uploadserver

3. Visit the server and the upload page

127.0.0.1:8000/upload or IP:8000/upload