File Caddy

File Caddy is a tool to generate a static HTML file tree browser.

Use case

The primary motivation for this tool is to allow easy browsing of a file structure while it is inaccessible or archived in cold storage.

Usage

1. Use the Python script to generate a files.json index.

python3 filecaddy.py <root directory>

2. Install Node dependencies.

npm install

3. Run development server.

npm run start

4. View the file browser at http://localhost:3000.