Multithreaded HTTP Web Server

HTTP/1.1 web server built from scratch in C++ — raw POSIX sockets, custom thread pool, mutex + condition variable synchronization. No frameworks.

Benchmarked at 5,500+ requests/sec under 100 concurrent connections with 1.77ms average latency.

Full writeup, architecture, and challenges → tonykariuki.com/projects/webserver

Build & Run

git clone https://github.com/akk85/Multithreaded-HTTP-WebServer.git
cd Multithreaded-HTTP-WebServer
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. && make
cd .. && ./build/webserver

Open http://localhost:8080

Stack

C++17 · POSIX Sockets · pthreads · CMake