Java HTTP Server

A single-threaded HTTP server built from scratch in Java using TCP sockets.

🚧 Work in Progress

Goal

Build an HTTP server from scratch to understand how HTTP and web servers work internally, without relying on an HTTP server framework.

Current Progress

• Command-line configuration
• Configurable port
• Configurable directory
• TCP server using ServerSocket
• Accept client connections
• Read HTTP requests
• Parse HTTP request line
• Parse HTTP methods
• Parse HTTP headers

Tech Stack

• Java
• Maven
• Java Networking APIs
• TCP Sockets

Status

Currently implementing HTTP response handling and static file serving.