Simple web server

This document describes a simple web server written in Golang. The server accepts HTTPS connection on port 8443 (locally).

Requirements

• go 1.16+
• self-signed ssl certificates.

Installation

• Clone the repository into a directory of your choice.

• Generate self-signed certificates and make sure they are in the same directory as main.go file.

  • Consult the docs for your operating system procedure.

Testing

Run the following from the terminal. Make sure you are in the same directory as main.go file

go run main.go

Open a web browser and type 'https://localhost:8433' in the browser address bar.

Other information

You can do away with ssl/tls security and let server listen on HTTP port. This you can accomplish by changing function

ListenAndServeTLS > ListenAndServe

You need also to edit the server's listening port from

8433 > 8080

Restart the server and access it via 'http://localhost:8080'

Future Improvements

Handling dynamic HTML files.