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Simple multithreaded HTTP GET Server

Simple multithreaded HTTP GET server written entirely in C, using the pthreads library.
This is a simple HTTP web/file server that hosts a simplified version of the HTTP GET and HEAD methods.

This project is expanded from Gatech's GIOS GETFILE server project.
The design is roughly based off of Python's http.server module.

I have the server running live! Check it out here: http://mt_http_server.awei82.com:6200/index.html

Why build an HTTP server in C?

Partly due to self interest, and partly due to an obsession with low level programming.
Since the basic framework for an HTTP server was already built out for my OS course, I thought I'd flesh it out into a fully functional GET HTTP server.
This project was a good opportunity for me to brush up on my socket and multithreading programming, as well as dig into the HTTP specs.

Building + running the server

Just run make to build the executable.
Run ./getfile_server -h to view help instructions.

Example:

In one terminal, run ./getfile_server
From a web browser, navigate to http://localhost:6200/README.md

Running with Docker

Build the image: docker build -t getfile_server:latest .
Run the server (serve html directory): docker run -tv $(pwd):/app/html -p 6200:6200 getfile_server -d html -p 6200