TCP Server Tutorial - A Beginner's Guide to Winsock Programming

Welcome to the TCP Server Tutorial repository! This project serves as an introductory guide to setting up a simple TCP server using Winsock (Windows Sockets API) in C++.

📌 Overview

This repository provides a step-by-step implementation of a basic TCP server that:

• Initializes Winsock.
• Creates a socket and binds it to an IP address and port.
• Listens for incoming connections.
• Accepts a client connection and receives messages.
• Sends a response back to the client.
• Properly handles socket errors and connection closures.

The goal of this tutorial is to help beginners understand network programming in C++ using Winsock.

⚙️ Prerequisites

Before running this project, ensure you have the following:

• Windows OS (since Winsock is used)
• C++ compiler (MinGW, MSVC, or Clang)
• Basic understanding of socket programming (recommended)

🛠️ How It Works (Implementation Details)

This project follows these steps:

1. Initialize Winsock using WSAStartup().
2. Create a socket using socket().
3. Bind the socket to an IP address and port using bind().
4. Listen for incoming connections using listen().
5. Accept client connections using accept().
6. Receive messages from clients using recv().
7. Send responses using send().
8. Close connections properly using closesocket().
9. Clean up Winsock using WSACleanup().

📝 Notes

• 📌 This project is meant for educational purposes and serves as a basic TCP server.
• ⚠️ Error handling is included, but it can be further improved for robustness.
• 🔄 You can modify this project to support multiple clients using multi-threading or select().

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

📬 Contact

For questions or further assistance, feel free to open an issue on GitHub or contact with me.