compression added

server.py

@@ -27,9 +27,16 @@ PORT = CONFIG.get("port", 3232)
 CLIENTS = CONFIG.get("clients", {})
 
 # Absolute, resolved base directories for each client key, computed once at
-# startup. Every request is checked against these to make sure the final
-# path can never land outside the intended client folder.
-CLIENT_BASE_DIRS = {key: os.path.realpath(folder) for key, folder in CLIENTS.items()}
+# startup. Relative folder paths in config.json are resolved relative to
+# this script's own location, not the process's current working directory,
+# so `python server.py` works the same regardless of where it's launched
+# from. Every request is checked against these to make sure the final path
+# can never land outside the intended client folder.
+SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+CLIENT_BASE_DIRS = {
+    key: os.path.realpath(os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, folder))
+    for key, folder in CLIENTS.items()
+}
 
 # A path that is guaranteed not to exist, used to force a 404 through the
 # normal http.server flow instead of ever falling back to serving files