Webserv

webserv is a simple yet powerful web server, written in C++ and inspired by Nginx's design. It's engineered to efficiently handle fundamental HTTP methods such as GET, POST, and DELETE, as well as execute CGI scripts. Our focus is to provide a lightweight and flexible server solution that is easy to configure and deploy for basic web serving needs and CGI scripting capabilities.

Prerequisites

• GNU Make
• GCC 4.8 or higher

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ilovenoah/webserv.git
cd webserv
make

Config

• server_name: Specifies the domain name of the server.
• listen: Defines the ip and port number on which the server listens. Only user ports are allowed to bind.
• root: Sets the root directory for requests.
• autoindex: When set to "off", directory listings are disabled.
• index: Lists files that will be used as an index.
• client_body_limit: Limits the size of the client request body.
• allow_methods: Defines the allowed HTTP methods for a given location. This configuration supports GET, POST, and DELETE methods.
• error_page: Configures the URI that will be shown when an error occurs.
• upload_store: Designates the location where files uploaded from clients are stored.
• cgi_extensions: Defines the file extensions that will be processed as Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts.
• alias: Sets a path to be used as an alternative to the specified location.
• return: Provides a URL to which the server will send a redirect response.

USAGE

./webserv /path/to/config

Authors

• TANE - GitHub
• taiphyyy - GitHub