robbiehanson/CocoaHTTPServer

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

CocoaHTTPServer is a small, lightweight, embeddable HTTP server library for Mac OS X and iOS applications written in Objective-C. It supports Bonjour broadcasting, IPv4/IPv6, SSL/TLS, password protection, WebDAV, and is built on GCD for asynchronous, scalable networking.

Use cases

• embed an HTTP server inside an iOS app for over-the-air document access
• add remote monitoring endpoints to a macOS desktop application
• serve files over local network with Bonjour discovery
• build an HTTP communication backend for a desktop app
• serve documents with WebDAV support from a Mac or iOS app
• add password-protected or SSL-encrypted local web serving to an app

When to choose

• you need an embedded HTTP server in a native macOS or iOS app
• you want Bonjour advertising, SSL/TLS, or WebDAV out of the box
• you need a lightweight, GCD-based server with fine-grained extensibility in Objective-C

When to avoid

• you are building a standalone production web server or microservice
• your project is in Swift and you prefer a modern Swift-native solution
• you need HTTP/2, async/await concurrency, or modern TLS features
• you require active community development - the project is in maintenance mode

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

http-server websocket auth cryptography developer-tools web-development apple-ecosystem embedded-http-server bonjour webdav gcd objective-c cocoapods ios-tools macos ios

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