Heel is a small static web server for use when you need a quick web server for a directory. Once the server is running, heel will use {launchy}[http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/launchy/] to open your browser at the URL of your document root. Heel is built using {Rack}[http://rack.rubyforge.org] and {Thin}[http://code.macournoyer.com/thin/] % heel >> Thin web server (v0.8.1 codename Rebel Porpoise) >> Threaded mode OFF >> Maximum connections set to 1024 >> Listening on 0.0.0.0:4331, CTRL+C to stop Launching your browser… Or run it in the background % heel—daemonize Created /Users/jeremy/.heel heel’s PID (/Users/jeremy/.heel/heel.pid) and log file (/Users/jeremy/.heel/heel.log) are stored here Launching your browser at http://0.0.0.0:4331/ % heel—kill Sending TERM to process 3304 Done.