C++ HTTP Server

A lightweight multithreaded HTTP/1.1 server written in C++17 using POSIX sockets.

Overview

This project implements a small web server from scratch to explore networking, request parsing, concurrency, and defensive systems programming.

Features

• Raw TCP socket handling
• HTTP/1.1 request parsing
• Static file serving from static/
• MIME type detection
• Thread-per-connection concurrency
• Directory traversal protection
• Request timeout and size-limit handling
• Structured HTTP error responses
• Console request logging

Build and Run

make
make run

Then open the server in a browser or send a request with curl.

Why This Project Matters

This project demonstrates practical understanding of:

• TCP socket programming
• HTTP request/response structure
• File serving and MIME types
• Basic concurrency
• Error handling in network services
• Defensive checks for unsafe paths and malformed requests