chttp

A minimalist, high-performance C11 HTTP/1.1 server using epoll and sendfile.

Features

• Fast: Non-blocking edge-triggered epoll event loop.
• Efficient: Zero-copy file delivery via sendfile.
• Live-Reload: Built-in inotify browser auto-refresh.
• Safe: Fuzz-tested parser and path sanitization.
• Zero Dependencies: Pure C11/Linux code.

Quick Start

make release
./build_release/chttp --port 8080 --root ./public_html --live-reload

Options

• --port <port>: Port to listen on (default: 8080)
• --root <path>: Web root directory (default: ./www)
• --live-reload: Enable auto-refresh on file changes
• --max-conn <n>: Max concurrent connections (default: 10000)

License

MIT