This project is a web server. It is able to handle HTTP requests and responses, and is able to serve static files. It is also able to handle python and binary cgi scripts.

• C++ compiler
• Make
• Python 3.8
• Python3-dev

To build the project, run make in the root directory of the project.

To run the project, run ./webserv and pass it a configuration file as an argument.

example: ./webserv default.conf

The configuration file is a simple text file that contains the configuration for the server.

The configuration file is inspired by the nginx configuration file syntax. Each block starts with a line containing the name of the block, followed by a colon, and then a list of arguments. The arguments are separated by spaces. The block ends when a new block starts.

The server block is the root block of the configuration file. It contains the configuration for the server.

• host - The host to listen on. Defaults to localhost.
• port - The port to listen on. Defaults to 80.
• error_page - The path to the error page. Defaults to error.html.
• server_name - The server name. Defaults to localhost.
• root - The root directory. Defaults to ./.
• index - The index file. Defaults to index.html.
• client_max_body_size - The maximum size of the request body.
• autoindex - Whether to enable autoindex. Defaults to off.
• cgi - Whether to enable cgi. Defaults to off.
• cgi_folder - The folder of the single cgi script.

The location block contains the configuration for a location.

• path - The path of the location.
• root - The root directory. Defaults to the root directory of the server.
• limit_except - The methods that are allowed for this location.
• cgi_lock - flag to indicate if the route is a cgi route.

Anderson Porto

Davi Moreira

Flavio Bonini Campos