# tiny-http/tiny-http

Low level HTTP server library in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tiny-http
Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/tiny_http
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-08-14T21:18:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4433, "days_push": 749, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1137, forks 152 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.944643+00:00)

## What it is
A low-level HTTP server library in Rust that handles connections, request parsing, pipelining, and HTTPS while leaving routing and higher-level concerns to the user. It is designed for HTTP standard compliance and speed, using a thread pool per client connection.

## Use cases
- build a minimal HTTP server in Rust
- embed an HTTP server in a Rust application
- handle HTTP request pipelining
- serve HTTPS with rustls or OpenSSL
- build a custom web framework on top of a low-level server

## When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over HTTP handling without a full framework
- you want a small, compliant, fast HTTP server library
- you are embedding an HTTP endpoint in a larger Rust program

## When to avoid
- you want routing, middleware, or templating out of the box
- you are building a full website and should use a web framework instead
- you need async/await-based server internals

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, routing
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: http, low-level, thread-pool, pipelining, https, rust-library

## Member repositories
- tiny-http/tiny-http (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.944643+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:36:21.859857+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tiny-http/tiny-http (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.944643+00:00, sha 74d1ab2b27b0)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/tiny-http (fetched 2026-08-29T12:41:19.340228+00:00, sha 3eaf57e72461)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.