📦 HTTP Server in C++

A minimal, educational HTTP/1.1 server implementation written from scratch in C++ for learning network programming concepts.

🎯 Educational Purpose

This is a TEST SERVER for learning purposes only - designed to understand:

• Low-level socket programming with BSD sockets
• HTTP protocol implementation
• Multithreading and concurrent connections
• Network I/O operations
• Request/response lifecycle
• NOT suitable for production use

✨ Features

• HTTP/1.1 protocol support
• Multithreaded client handling
• Static file serving with MIME types
• JSON API endpoints
• Query parameter parsing
• GET/POST request handling
• Live statistics dashboard
• File browser interface
• Custom routing system
• Configurable port and document root
• Verbose logging mode

🛠️ Tech Stack

• C++17
• BSD Sockets API
• POSIX Threads
• STL Containers & Algorithms

🚀 Getting started

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/Pupler/HTTP-Server-CPP.git
cd HTTP-Server-CPP

# Compile
g++ -std=c++17 -pthread main.cpp -o server -lstdc++fs

# Run with defaults (port 8080, current directory)
./server

# Run with custom configuration
./server -p 9000 -d ./public -v

⚙️ Configuration

./server -p 8080              # Custom port
./server -d ./www             # Custom document root  
./server -v                   # Verbose logging
./server --help               # Show help

🌐 Available Routes

Method	Route	Description
GET	/	Homepage with navigation
GET	/api	JSON API endpoint
GET	/stats	Live server statistics
GET	/files	File browser
GET	/hello?name=User	Parameter example
GET	/static/{filename}	Static file serving
POST	/echo	Echo POST requests

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.