Webserver in C

A Minimal HTTP server in C.

• Outputs a JSON response on port 8080.
• Uses sockets (sys/socket.h, netinet/in.h).
• Sends the JSON response.
• Accepts HTML client connections in a loop.
  
  • Returns (ok) --> HTTP 200 status code.

Index

• Windows
• Ubuntu
• macOS

Quick Start

Windows

Environment:

1. Install Chocolatey: choco install
2. Install MinGW: choco install mingw
3. Add MinGW to PATH: C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\mingw\tools\install\mingw64\bin

Compile:

gcc  webserver.c -o webserver -lws2_32

Run:

.\webserver.exe

Ubuntu

Environment:

1. Install GCC: sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential

Compile:

gcc  webserver.c -o webserver

Run:

./webserver

macOS

Environment:

1. Install Homebrew: brew install
2. Install GCC: brew install gcc

Compile:

gcc  webserver.c -o webserver

Run:

./webserver