Standard C++ HTTP Server

Standard C++ HTTP Server is a lightweight, multithreaded HTTP server built using minimal libraries.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Platform Support
• Installation and Building
  • Prerequisites
  • Building with CMake
• Usage
  • Running the Server
  • Endpoints
• Static Files
• Dependencies

Features

• Listens on port 3000 by default.
• Serves static files from the /public directory.
• Efficient routing of HTTP requests.
• Multithreaded design for handling multiple connections.
• Automatic headers management for optimal browser support.

Platform Support

• Windows (using WinSock)
• Linux (using POSIX sockets)

Installation and Building

Prerequisites

• A C++ 23 compliant compiler.
• CMake version 3.10 or later.
• For Windows targets, g++ version 14 or later.
• An Internet connection (needed to fetch dependencies).

Building with CMake

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Usage

Running the Server

• On Linux:

  ./server [port] [publicDir]

• On Windows:

  server.exe [port] [publicDir]

Endpoints

• GET /hello
  Returns an HTML message with "Hello World!".

Static Files

Place your static files inside the /public directory. The server automatically maps:

• Direct file requests (e.g., /index.html).
• Directory requests, if an index.html exists in a subdirectory.

Dependencies

• C++ 23 Standard Library.
• nlohmann/json for JSON parsing.
• OpenSSL