# Heel 1.0.2 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/heel-1-0-2-released/154820>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 4, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/heel-1-0-2-released/154820 "2008-12-04T07:04:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/heel-1-0-2-released/154820/1 "2008-12-04T07:04:31Z")

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heel version 1.0.2 has been released.

This is a bugfix release, If you are seeing an issue with FileType not  
being found, then it is time to upgrade.

enjoy,

-jeremy

{{ Release notes for Version 1.0.2 }}

- Fix FileType namespace issue (thanks defunkt) and new version of  
coderay
- various task maintenance
- updated version dependencies

[http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/heel/](http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/heel/)

gem install heel

Heel is a small static web server for use when you need a quick web  
server for a directory. Once the server is running, heel will use  
launchy to open your browser at the URL of your document root.

Heel is built using Rack and Thin

% heel

> > Thin web server (v1.0.0 codename That’s What She Said)  
> > Threaded mode OFF  
> > Maximum connections set to 1024  
> > Listening on 0.0.0.0:4331, CTRL+C to stop  
> > Launching your browser…

Or run it in the background

% heel --daemonize  
Created /Users/jeremy/.heel  
heel’s PID (/Users/jeremy/.heel/heel.pid) and log file  
(/Users/jeremy/.heel/heel.log) are stored here  
Launching your browser at [http://0.0.0.0:4331/](http://0.0.0.0:4331/)

% heel --kill  
Sending TERM to process 3304  
Done.