https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy

Small, fast, modern HTTP server for Erlang/OTP.
https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy

cowboy erlang functional high-performance http http-server http2 http2-server https production-ready rest web web-framework websocket websocket-server websockets

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Small, fast, modern HTTP server for Erlang/OTP.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy
• Owner: ninenines
• License: isc
• Created: 2011-03-09T19:55:52.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-02T14:27:44.000Z (9 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-04T11:07:50.392Z (8 days ago)
• Topics: cowboy, erlang, functional, high-performance, http, http-server, http2, http2-server, https, production-ready, rest, web, web-framework, websocket, websocket-server, websockets
• Language: Erlang
• Homepage: https://ninenines.eu
• Size: 8.8 MB
• Stars: 7,325
• Watchers: 298
• Forks: 1,169
• Open Issues: 74
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.asciidoc
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
= Cowboy

Cowboy is a small, fast and modern HTTP server for Erlang/OTP.

== Goals

Cowboy aims to provide a *complete* HTTP stack in a *small* code base.

It is optimized for *low latency* and *low memory usage*, in part

because it uses *binary strings*.

Cowboy provides *routing* capabilities, selectively dispatching requests

to handlers written in Erlang.

Because it uses Ranch for managing connections, Cowboy can easily be

*embedded* in any other application.

Cowboy is *clean* and *well tested* Erlang code.

== Online documentation

* https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/2.12/guide[User guide]

* https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/2.12/manual[Function reference]

== Offline documentation

* While still online, run `make docs`

* User guide available in `doc/` in PDF and HTML formats

* Function reference man pages available in `doc/man3/` and `doc/man7/`

* Run `make install-docs` to install man pages on your system

* Full documentation in Asciidoc available in `doc/src/`

* Examples available in `examples/`

== Getting help

* https://discord.gg/x25nNq2fFE[Discord server]

* https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy/issues[Issues tracker]

* https://ninenines.eu/services[Commercial Support]

* https://github.com/sponsors/essen[Sponsor me!]