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Build your own HTTP server

Learn about TCP servers, the HTTP protocol and more

This challenge is free until 1 July 2024!

HTTP is the protocol that powers the web. In this challenge, you'll build a HTTP server that's capable of handling simple GET/POST requests, serving files and handling multiple concurrent connections.

Along the way, we'll learn about TCP connections, HTTP headers, HTTP verbs, handling multiple connections and more.

Stages

Bind to a port
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Respond with 200
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Extract URL path
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Respond with body
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Read header
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Concurrent connections
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Return a file
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Read request body
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HTTP Compression

Compression headers
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Multiple compression schemes
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Gzip compression
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