Nigit – Expose Shell Scripts as HTTP API
Web server that wraps around programs and shell scripts and exposes them as API - lukasmartinelli/nigit
Nigit – Expose Shell Scripts as HTTP API launched on January 7, 2016 with 19 votes, #1,995 of 4,522 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Nigit is a web server that wraps shell scripts and programs to expose them as HTTP APIs. It allows developers to quickly turn existing command-line tools into web services without writing additional code. The tool is designed for developers who want to make their scripts accessible over HTTP with minimal setup.
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