NodeMCU HTTP Server

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• Copy file httpd.c to folder app/modules/

  cp httpd.c ~/nodemcu-firmware/nodemcu-firmware-2.0.0-master_20170202/app/modules/

• Edit file app/include/user_modules.h and add one line to user modules.

mcedit ~/nodemcu-firmware/nodemcu-firmware-2.0.0-master_20170202/app/include/user_modules.h

#define LUA_USE_MODULES_HTTPD

• Compile firmware as was descibed here.
• Upload firmware to ESP8266 as was descibed for Windows 10 here and for Ubuntu here
• Connect nodeMCU to USB
• Open ESPlorer
• Connect to nodeMCU

Formatting file system. Please wait...
Waiting answer from ESP - Timeout reached. Command aborted.
Formatting file system. Please wait...

NodeMCU 2.0.0 build unspecified powered by Lua 5.1.4 on SDK 2.0.0(656edbf)
lua: cannot open init.lua
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• Upload httpd files to ESP8266

> Uploading to ESP file about.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file api.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file assemble.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file console.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file edit.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file ext_httpd.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file ext_wifi.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file ext_wifi_settings.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file favicon.ico...Success
> Uploading to ESP file gpio.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file gpio_set.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file httpd.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file index.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file init.lua...Success
> Uploading to ESP file page.tmpl...Success
> Uploading to ESP file static__console.js...Success
> Uploading to ESP file static__favicon.ico...Success
> Uploading to ESP file static__node.css...Success
> Uploading to ESP file static__node.js...Success
> Uploading to ESP file static__svg.js...Success
> Uploading to ESP file wifi.tmpl...Success

• Configure script ext_wifi_settings.lua for WiFi connection strings

> file.open("ext_wifi_settings.lua","w+");
> w = file.writeline
> w([==[wifiSSID="YOUR_WIFI_SSID"]==]);
> w([==[wifiPassword="YOUR_WIFI_PASSPHRASE"]==]);
> file.close();

• Execute on ESP8266 Lua script assemble.lua

> dofile("assemble.lua")
remove: static/console.js
rename: static__console.js -> static/console.js
remove: static/node.css
rename: static__node.css -> static/node.css
remove: static/node.js
rename: static__node.js -> static/node.js
remove: static/svg.js
rename: static__svg.js -> static/svg.js
remove: static/favicon.ico
rename: static__favicon.ico -> static/favicon.ico
load content file: index.tmpl
build: static/index.htm
load content file: api.tmpl
build: static/api.htm
load content file: gpio.tmpl
build: static/gpio.htm
load content file: wifi.tmpl
build: static/wifi.htm
load content file: console.tmpl
build: static/console.htm 
load content file: edit.tmpl
build: static/edit.htm

• Restart nodeMCU with RST button
• Wait for nodeMCU starup

NodeMCU 2.0.0 build unspecified powered by Lua 5.1.4 on SDK 2.0.0(656edbf)

WIFI initialization - mode(STATION)

STATION
WIFI - Connecting to SSID (YOUR_WIFI_SSID)...
Starting Web Server - port: 	80
> IP Info: 
IP Address: 	YOUR-NODEMCU-IP-ADDRESS
Netmask: 	YOUR-NETWORK-MASK
Gateway Addr: 	YOUR-NETWORK-GATEWAY	

• Open YOUR-NODEMCU-IP-ADDRESS in Web browser