The tinyest http server
this tiny http server needs systemd to run (available in most linux distros) it listens for input socket connections and returns html pages
usage
compile
gcc micro_httpd.c -o micro_httpd
place into binary
as root
mv micro_httpd /usr/sbin/micro_httpd
enable as a service
as root
cp micro_httpd.s{ocket,ervice} /etc/systemd/system/
ln -s /etc/systemd/system/micro_httpd.socket /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/micro_httpd.socket
systemctl start micro_httpd.socket
systemctl status micro_httpd.socket
test
echo "GET / HTTP/1.1" | /usr/sbin/micro_httpd /home/gaspard/www/
- http://localhost:8912 will be serving
/home/gaspard/www/
uninstall
as root
rm /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/micro_httpd.socket \
/etc/systemd/system/micro_httpd.s* \
/usr/sbin/micro_httpd
debug
as root
systemctl status micro_httpd.socket
systemctl status micro_httpd.service