How can I start the python SimpleHTTPServer on port 80?

sudo python -m SimpleHTTPServer 80

for python 3.x version, you may need :

sudo python -m http.server 80

Ports below 1024 require root privileges.

As George added in a comment, running this command as root is not a good idea - it opens up all kinds of security vulnerabilities.

However, it answers the question.

Do something like :

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 50505

Where 50505 is the port number.

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