https://github.com/harsh-panchal-804/https-server-in-c
A multithreaded HTTPS server written in C using POSIX sockets and OpenSSL, built for Linux. It supports URI-based routing, serves static and dynamic content from a Next.js portfolio, and handles concurrent requests using a thread-per-connection model. Designed to be lightweight, secure, and fast for low-level systems and web integration.
https://github.com/harsh-panchal-804/https-server-in-c
aceternity-ui c http-server linux network-programming nextjs shadcn-ui
Last synced: 6 months ago
JSON representation
A multithreaded HTTPS server written in C using POSIX sockets and OpenSSL, built for Linux. It supports URI-based routing, serves static and dynamic content from a Next.js portfolio, and handles concurrent requests using a thread-per-connection model. Designed to be lightweight, secure, and fast for low-level systems and web integration.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/harsh-panchal-804/https-server-in-c
- Owner: harsh-panchal-804
- Created: 2025-04-15T17:47:52.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-11-10T05:57:39.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-11-10T07:18:38.727Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: aceternity-ui, c, http-server, linux, network-programming, nextjs, shadcn-ui
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://harshpanchal.duckdns.org:6970/
- Size: 85.9 MB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.MD
Awesome Lists containing this project
README
# Multithreaded HTTPS Server in C
A lightweight, multithreaded HTTPS server implemented in C using POSIX sockets, OpenSSL and pthreads. This server runs on Linux, serves static files, and supports URI-based routing. It is designed for educational and practical use, demonstrating core concepts of network programming, concurrency, and HTTP protocol handling.
---
## Demo
The project is deployed on [AWS](https://harshpanchal.duckdns.org:6970/)
Watch the demo (It takes some time to load or go to the demo_video folder ) ->
## Stress Testing
Stress tested via Apache Bench with n=10,000 and c=20 ->
Kcachegrind call map->
## Features
- **POSIX Sockets**: Handles TCP connections using the standard Linux socket API.
- **TLS via OpenSSL**: Secures all client-server communications using SSL/TLS encryption through the OpenSSL library.
- **Multithreaded**: Uses pthreads to process multiple client requests concurrently.
- **Static File Serving**: Delivers HTML, JPEG, CSS, JavaScript and other static files from a specified directory.
- **URI-Based Routing**: Maps incoming HTTP requests to files or handler functions based on the URI.
- **HTTP/1.0 Support**: Implements the GET and HEAD methods, responding to invalid requests with proper error messages.
- **Linux Only**: Developed and tested on Linux systems.
---
## References
- **Beej's Guide to Network Programming**
[Beej's Guide to Network Programming (Official Site)](https://beej.us/guide/bgnet/pdf/bgnet_a4_c_1.pdf)
- **Arch Linux Networking Man Pages**
[socket(7) - Sockets API Overview](https://man.archlinux.org/man/socket.7.en)
[tcp(7) - TCP Protocol](https://man.archlinux.org/man/tcp.7.en)
[udp(7) - UDP Protocol](https://man.archlinux.org/man/udp.7.en)
[epoll(7) - epoll API](https://man.archlinux.org/man/epoll.7.en)
[select(2) - I/O Multiplexing](https://man.archlinux.org/man/select.2.en)
[poll(2) - I/O Multiplexing](https://man.archlinux.org/man/poll.2.en)
[accept(2) - Accept Connections](https://man.archlinux.org/man/accept.2.en)
[bind(2) - Bind Socket](https://man.archlinux.org/man/bind.2.en)
[connect(2) - Connect Socket](https://man.archlinux.org/man/connect.2.en)
[listen(2) - Listen for Connections](https://man.archlinux.org/man/listen.2.en)
[send(2) - Send Data](https://man.archlinux.org/man/send.2.en)
[recv(2) - Receive Data](https://man.archlinux.org/man/recv.2.en)
[shutdown(2) - Shutdown Connection](https://man.archlinux.org/man/shutdown.2.en)
- **Book Reference**
Douglas Comer - Internetworking with TCP/IP
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- GCC (GNU Compiler Collection)
- GNU Make
- Linux OS
- POSIX pthreads library (usually included by default)
### Clone the Repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/harsh-panchal-804/HTTP-Server-in-C
```
---
## Build and Run
### Build
Compile the server using the provided Makefile:
```bash
make
```
### Run
Start the server with:
```bash
./server
```
By default, the server listens on a specified port (e.g., 6970). You can access it from your browser or with tools like `curl`:
```
http://localhost:6970/
```
## Usage
- Place your static files (e.g., HTML, JPEG) in the server's root directory.
- The server will map URIs to files (e.g., `/about.html` serves `about.html` from the root).
- The server can handle multiple connections.
- Error responses are sent as HTML for easy debugging in browsers.
---
## Project Structure
- `server.c` – Main server implementation (sockets, threads, routing)
- `Makefile` – Build instructions
- `README.md` – Project documentation
---
## License
This project is open-source. See the `LICENSE` file for details.
---
## Contributing
Pull requests and suggestions are welcome! Please open an issue to discuss changes or report bugs.
---