---
name: "htsserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "httrack"
version: "3.50.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/htsserver"
---

# htsserver(1)

offline browser server : copy websites to a local directory

## NAME

htsserver - offline browser server : copy websites to a local directory

## SYNOPSIS

**htsserver \[ path/ \] \[ keyword value \[ keyword value .. \] \]**

## DESCRIPTION

**htsserver** **this program is a web frontend server to**  [**httrack**(1)](/httrack/1.md). , a website copier, used by [**webhttrack**(1)](/webhttrack/1.md).

## EXAMPLES

- **htsserver /usr/share/httrack/ path $HOME/websites lang 1**

   then, browse http://localhost:8080/

## FILES

*/etc/httrack.conf*

The system wide configuration file.

## ENVIRONMENT

- HOME

  Is being used if you defined in /etc/httrack.conf the line *path ~/websites/#*

## DIAGNOSTICS

Errors/Warnings are reported to  *hts-log.txt* located in the destination directory.

## BUGS

Please reports bugs to **\<bugs@httrack.com\>.** Include a complete, self-contained example that will allow the bug to be reproduced, and say which version of (web)httrack you are using. Do not forget to detail options used, OS version, and any other information you deem necessary.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1998-2026 Xavier Roche and other contributors

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/\>.

## AVAILABILITY

The  most  recent released version of (web)httrack can be found at: **https://www.httrack.com**

## AUTHOR

Xavier Roche \<roche@httrack.com\>

## SEE ALSO

The  **HTML** documentation (available online at **https://www.httrack.com/html/** ) contains more detailed information. Please also refer to the **httrack FAQ** (available online at **https://www.httrack.com/html/faq.html** )