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
> 

• 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

• Verify size of uploaded files

> 
----------------------------
about.tmpl      : 454 bytes
api.tmpl        : 107 bytes
assemble.lua    : 1774 bytes
console.tmpl    : 1578 bytes
edit.tmpl       : 1099 bytes
ext_httpd.lua   : 1345 bytes
ext_wifi.lua    : 1225 bytes
ext_wifi_settings.lua : 320 bytes
favicon.ico     : 1078 bytes
gpio.tmpl       : 1275 bytes
gpio_set.tmpl   : 1430 bytes
httpd.lua       : 4110 bytes
index.tmpl      : 1210 bytes
init.lua        : 150 bytes
page.tmpl       : 842 bytes
static__console.js : 1611 bytes
static__favicon.ico : 1078 bytes
static__node.css : 2703 bytes
static__node.js : 2777 bytes
static__svg.js  : 2791 bytes
wifi.tmpl       : 779 bytes
----------------------------
Total file(s)   : 21
Total size      : 29736 bytes

Total : 3384986 bytes
Used  : 38152 bytes
Remain: 3346834 bytes

• Configure script ext_wifi_settings.lua for WiFi connection strings
• Execute on ESP8266 script assemble.lua
• Open http://nodeMCU-IP-Address in Web browser