Fenix For Mac

Designed for developers that work with static sites, Fenix is a straightforward and highly efficient network utility that enables you to create, share, and manage servers.

The fact Fenix was designed with simplicity and ease of access in mind becomes strikingly evident once you start the application and you will be greeted by a minimalist black themed interface.

Moreover, Fenix makes working with servers seem like a breeze, as it helps you to add, open, or stop servers with just a few mouse clicks.

To add a new server, simply click the Web Servers menu, and select the New option, add its descriptive name, select the directory that needs to be shared, rely on Fenix’s port auto-detection feature to find an available and suitable port for your server, or specify one of your own.

Of course, the whole point of Fenix is to enable you to manage multiple servers, a thing that is  once again made to look easy thanks to the app’s thumbnail preview and color coded status indicators.

Another plus is the fact that you only need to click once on the sharing option in order to receive a public URL that you can share with anyone. The same tidiness and attention to detail can be found in the Log menu, where Fenix offers you an overall view regarding the activity on your server, as well as all the problems with the help of color labels.

Other handy features include Fenix’s Request Browsing menu, that makes it simple for you to view the requests and to inspect the HTTP headers, and its Console menu and command line tool that makes it possible for you to control your servers without having to use the mouse.

One thing that Fenix seems to be missing is an option that would enable you to select the LAN internal IP from within the "Request Browser" window, besides the external IP address and the automatically generated virtual host, for an even easier sharing process.

To conclude, if you want one of the simplest ways to manage and create web servers on your Mac, then you should definitely give Fenix a shot, and, if you are happy with it, support its further development.