Http-Cerver

A lightweight HTTP server written in C using sockets, capable of handling basic requests and serving static files.

Features

• Handles HTTP GET requests
• Serves static files (HTML, CSS, JS, images, etc.) from the public/ directory
• Returns 404 for missing files
• Simple request parsing and response headers
• Easily extensible for more HTTP methods

[!note] This project is a learning exercise in C programming and socket programming. It is not intended for production use.

Directory Structure

Http-Cerver
├── includes/
│   └── http/
├── vendor/
├── certs/
├── public/
│   └── img/
│   └── www/
│       └── css/
│       └── html/
├── src/
│   ├── http/
│   │   ├── parser.c
│   │   ├── responce_headers.c
│   │   └── responce.c
│   ├── main.c
│   ├── proxy.c
│   ├── logging.c
│   └── server.c
├── scripts/
│   ├── build.sh // Build the project
│   └── format.sh // Format the code using clang-format
├── build/
├── bin/
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── LICENSE
├── .clang-format
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• GCC or Clang
• CMake (for building)

Build

./scripts/build.sh

The server binary will be in build/http_server.

Run

./build/http_server

By default, the server serves files from the public/ directory.

Example

Open http://localhost:4500/ in your browser to see the default welcome page.

TODO

• [X] Support HTTPS
• [X] Add dynamic config
• [ ] Support HTTP/2
• [ ] Implement UDP from scratch
• [ ] Implement HTTP/3 from scratch

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for improvements and new features!

Author

Ox03bb