A minimal, handwritten HTTP/1.1 server.
- HTTP/1.1 support with persistent connections
- Basic routing (
/echo,/user-agent,/files) - File serving and POST file upload
- Optional gzip compression (Accept-Encoding: gzip)
- Concurrency handled via threadpool
| Header | Purpose |
|---|---|
Host |
Required by HTTP/1.1; used for request validation (not enforced here) |
User-Agent |
Reflected in /user-agent route |
Accept-Encoding |
Supports gzip (if present); otherwise falls back to plain text |
Connection |
Supports close, connections stay open by default |
Content-Length |
Used to determine POST request body size |
Content-Type |
Validates uploaded data in POST requests (application/octet-stream) |
- Install zlib development package
- Run
make- Developed on a Linux system, but Windows compilation should work with MinGW or MSYS2.