Dev Tutorial: Building a C++ HTTP Server from Scratch Using POSIX TCP Sockets
A multi-part tutorial series has been launched on DEV Community, guiding developers through building an HTTP server from scratch in C++ 17 using POSIX APIs. The first installment focuses on setting up TCP sockets, explaining how sockets serve as communication endpoints between a server and client over a network. The guide walks through creating a basic single-threaded server on port 8080 that accepts client connections and echoes back received data. The server runs indefinitely via a while loop, with the author noting that concurrent multi-client handling via multithreading will be introduced in later parts. The series is planned across four to five posts, with the next entry set to cover parsing HTTP requests and building HTTP responses.
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