---
name: "dummyhttp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dummyhttp"
version: "1.1.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dummyhttp"
---

# dummyhttp(1)

Super simple HTTP server that replies with a fixed body and a fixed response code

## NAME

dummyhttp - Super simple HTTP server that replies with a fixed body and a fixed response code

## SYNOPSIS

**dummyhttp** \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\]... \[**-p**\|**--port**\] \[**-H**\|**--headers**\] \[**-c**\|**--code**\] \[**-b**\|**--body**\] \[**-i**\|**--interface**\] \[**-d**\|**--delay**\] \[**--print-completions**\] \[**--print-manpage**\] \[**--tls-cert**\] \[**--tls-key**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Super simple HTTP server that replies with a fixed body and a fixed response code

## OPTIONS

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Be quiet (log nothing)

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Be verbose (log data of incoming and outgoing requests). If given twice it will also log the body data

- **-p**, **--port** *\<PORT\>* \[default: 8080\]

  Port on which to listen

- **-H**, **--headers** *\<HEADERS\>*

  Headers to send (format: key:value)

- **-c**, **--code** *\<CODE\>* \[default: 200\]

  HTTP status code to send

- **-b**, **--body** *\<BODY\>* \[default: dummyhttp\]

  HTTP body to send

  Supports Tera-based templating (https://tera.netlify.app/docs/) with a few additional functions over the default built-ins:

  uuid() - generate a random UUID lorem(words) - generate \`words\` lorem ipsum words

  Example: dummyhttp -b "Hello {{ uuid() }}, it's {{ now() \| date(format="%Y") }} {{ lorem(words=5)}}"

- **-i**, **--interface** *\<INTERFACE\>* \[default: 0.0.0.0\]

  Interface to bind to

- **-d**, **--delay** *\<DELAY\>* \[default: 0\]

  Delay in milliseconds before sending the response in milliseconds

- **--print-completions** *\<shell\>*

  Generate completion file for a shell\

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    bash

  - •

    elvish

  - •

    fish

  - •

    powershell

  - •

    zsh

- **--print-manpage**

  Generate man page

- **--tls-cert** *\<TLS\_CERT\>*

  TLS certificate to use

- **--tls-key** *\<TLS\_KEY\>*

  TLS private key to use

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## VERSION

v1.1.3

## AUTHORS

Sven-Hendrik Haase \<svenstaro@gmail.com\>