Does IntelliJ have an internal web server to serve static content of a web application?

Question

Right now, the directory of my module is defined as an IIS virtual directory and IIS serves the files.

I was wondering whether IntelliJ has an internal web server, whic

Answer 1

Here's another super simple option, install Python: http://www.python.org/getit/

Then open a shell prompt, navigate to your root web folder (e.g. public) and run python -m SimpleHTTPServer - This starts an HTTP Service on port 8000.

Further reading should you need it: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/tech-tip-really-simple-http-server-python

I've got mine running on Windows 7 but the above article still applies.