Crab Http

This is a fast and lightweight (less than 2 MB) HTTP server written in Rust 🦀

Usage

1. Installation

• cargo install crab-http
• Download the binary from github releases.

2. Run the following command to start the server:

crab-http

Note: Make sure that port 8080 is not in use. You can change the port by using the --port flag. 3. Make your first request:

curl http://localhost:8080/echo/hello-world

4. Run

crab-http --help

for more options.

Building from source:

0. Make sure you have 🦀 Rust installed. You can install it from rustup.rs.
1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/arjav0703/http-server.git

2. Change to the directory:

cd http-server

3. Build the project:

cargo build --release

4. Run the server 🚀:

./target/release/crab-http

Features

0. Port, directory, and write access configuration through command line arguments.

1. File serving: You can access any file in the specified directory using the URL http://localhost:8080/files/<filename>.

2. File Creation: You can create a file by sending a POST request with the file content to the URL http://localhost:8080/files/<filename>. The server will create a file with the specified name in the specified directory.

3. File Updation: You can update a file by sending a POST request with the new content to the URL http://localhost:8080/files/<filename>. The server will update the file with the specified name in the specified directory.

4. Route echo: You can echo any string using the URL http://localhost:8080/echo/<string>. The server will respond with the same string.

5. User agent: The server will respond with the user agent string on sending a request to http://localhost:8080/user-agent.

6. File Protection: The server will not allow access to files beginning with a '.' or a '_'