HTTP Server From Scratch

A HTTP/1.1 server built in Java at the socket level using only the standard library, without Spring, Netty, or frameworks.

Requirements

• Java 17+
• Maven

Getting Started

Compile and run the server:

mvn compile exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.andy.Server

The server listens on http://localhost:8080.

Testing

In a separate terminal:

curl -v http://localhost:8080

Load testing with JMeter

Run the JMeter test and generate an HTML report:

jmeter -n -t loadtest.jmx -l results.jtl -e -o report/
open report/index.html