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CivetWeb

CivetWeb is an easy to use, powerful, C/C++ embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support.

CivetWeb can be used by developers as a library, to add web server functionality to an existing application. CivetWeb uses an MIT license.

It can also be used by end users as a stand-alone web server. It is available as single executable, no installation is required.

To find the latest stable release, visit https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/releases. A list of selected changes can be found in the release notes.

End users can download CivetWeb at SourceForge https://sourceforge.net/projects/civetweb/

Developers can contribute to CivetWeb via GitHub https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb

Trouble tickets should be filed on GitHub https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/issues

New releases are announced at Google Groups https://groups.google.com/d/forum/civetweb

Formerly some support question and discussion threads have been at Google groups. Recent questions and discussions use GitHub issues.

Source releases can be found on GitHub https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/releases

A security policy can be found in SECURITY.md.

Documentation

• Installing.md - Install Guide (for end users using pre-built binaries)
• UserManual.md - End User Guide
• Building.md - Building the Server (quick start guide)
• Embedding.md - Embedding (how to add HTTP support to an existing application)
• OpenSSL.md - Adding HTTPS (SSL/TLS) support using OpenSSL.
• Docker.md - Use CivetWeb in a Docker container.
• APIReference.md - Additional documentation on the civetweb application programming interface (civetweb.h).

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