Multithreaded Web Server

This repository contains an implementation of a multithreaded web server in Rust.

Overview

The server demonstrates Rust's concurrency capabilities by handling multiple connections simultaneously using a thread pool architecture. This implementation showcases key Rust concepts such as:

• Thread management
• Thread pools
• MPSC (Multiple Producer, Single Consumer) channels
• Safe concurrency patterns
• Error handling

Features

• Configurable thread pool for handling concurrent connections
• Graceful request handling and response generation
• Basic HTTP request parsing
• Static file serving capabilities
• Clean shutdown mechanism

Implementation Details

The server uses a thread pool to manage a predefined number of worker threads. When a new connection arrives, it's passed to an available worker thread for processing rather than spawning a new thread for each connection, which provides better resource utilization and performance.

Usage

To run the server:

cargo run

The server will start listening on 127.0.0.1:7878 by default.

Testing

You can test the server by opening a web browser and navigating to:

http://127.0.0.1:7878