Launch a webserver anywhere, the current working directory will be the document root

node static server anywhere

#!/usr/local/bin/node

var
  sys = require('sys'),
  path = require('path'),
  http = require('http'),
  paperboy = require('/usr/local/lib/node/paperboy'),

  PORT = 8003,
  WEBROOT = process.cwd();

http.createServer(function(req, res) {
  paperboy
    .deliver(WEBROOT, req, res)
    .before(function() {
      sys.puts('About to deliver: '+req.url);
    })
    .after(function() {
      sys.puts('Delivered: '+req.url);
    })
    .error(function() {
      sys.puts('Error delivering: '+req.url);
    })
    .otherwise(function() {
      res.sendHeader(404, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
      res.write('404, Not Found');
      res.finish();
    });
}).listen(PORT);

console.log("Running at http://127.0.0.1:" + PORT);
console.log("Document Root: " + WEBROOT);