HTTP Server2024Solo Engineer

WebServ

An HTTP/1.1 server built from scratch in C++ to understand the protocol layer.

C++

01 · Problem

What made this interesting

Implementing a conformant HTTP server requires parsing raw requests, managing persistent connections, handling CGI, and serving static content — all in C++ without external HTTP libraries.

02 · Approach

How I solved it

Built a non-blocking I/O server using poll/select, a modular request parser, a route configuration system, and CGI execution via process forking.

03 · Result

What came out of it

A functional HTTP/1.1 server serving static files and executing CGI scripts, built entirely from the socket layer up.

04 · Highlights

Key technical details

→Non-blocking I/O multiplexing

→RFC-compliant request parsing

→CGI process execution

→Configurable routing

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