A fucking Webserv

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🌐 General information

Subject version: 21.2. Bonus included.
HTTP/1.1-compliant web server written in C++98.
Built following RFC 7230-7235 specifications and nginx behavior.
Made by Ulysse, Mehdi & Topaze

🚀 Set-up

Clone the project

# Clone with test submodule
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ulsgks/webserv.git

Build and run

1. Compile the project with make.
2. Adapt interpreter paths in webserv.conf Example: cgi_handler .php /usr/bin/php
3. Start the server with ./webserv webserv.conf You can also enable debug logs with -v
4. Access the demo hosted by the server in your browser: http://localhost:8080/
5. Explore features through the satirical demo website

🧪 Tester

A comprehensive testing framework is included as a Git submodule in the tests/ directory. The complete testing suite is also available separately at: github.com/ulsgks/webserv-tester

To run the tests:

./tests/run_test.sh

Testing Results:

• Functional tests: 200+ scenarios covered
• Stress tests: Handles 1000+ concurrent connections
• CGI tests: All interpreters working correctly
• Edge cases: Malformed requests, large payloads, timeouts

Evaluated by 42 students (125%) and mentioned as an outstanding project 🎉.