simple_http

A small C++ HTTP/1.1 server + client with:

• cross-platform socket wrapper
• HTTP parsing + routing
• static file serving
• multithreaded client request handling
• TLS support (OpenSSL)
• GoogleTest-based test suite

Build

git clone https://github.com/gavinw2143/simple_http.git
cd simple_http
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
ctest --output-on-failure   # run tests

TLS

The server runs with TLS enabled, using a self-signed certificate.

1. Generate a local cert:

mkdir -p certs
cd certs
openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048
openssl req -new -x509 -key server.key -out server.crt -days 365 \
  -subj "/CN=localhost"

2. Start the server:

./build/http_server_main

3. Test with curl:

curl -k https://127.0.0.1:8443/index.html

Note: certs/ is gitignored on purpose; do not commit private keys.

Static files (www/)

Static files are served from the www/ directory at the project root.

Example:

www/index.html → GET /index.html

www/hello.txt → GET /hello.txt

You can edit or add files in www/ to experiment with static serving.