# EZLippi/Tinyhttpd

Tinyhttpd 是J. David Blackstone在1999年写的一个不到 500 行的超轻量型 Http Server，用来学习非常不错，可以帮助我们真正理解服务器程序的本质。官网:http://tinyhttpd.sourceforge.net

Repository: https://github.com/EZLippi/Tinyhttpd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tinyhttpd
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-07-27T08:52:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4123, "days_push": 1133, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12190, forks 3939 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.985158+00:00)

## What it is
A mirror of Tinyhttpd, an ultra-lightweight HTTP server written in under 500 lines of C by J. David Blackstone in 1999. It is intended as a learning resource for understanding how web servers work internally, including socket handling, request parsing, threading, and CGI execution.

## Use cases
- learn how an HTTP server works by reading source code
- understand socket programming and request handling in C
- study how CGI scripts are executed by a web server
- teach networking and systems programming concepts
- experiment with a minimal web server implementation

## When to choose
- you want to study a minimal, readable HTTP server implementation in C
- you are learning sockets, threading, and CGI fundamentals
- you need a tiny codebase for teaching or coursework

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade, secure, or performant web server
- you need modern HTTP features like TLS, HTTP/2, or async I/O
- you want an actively developed server with community support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, web-framework
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, education
- platform: c
- tags: tinyhttpd, http-server, cgi, educational, source-code-reading, sockets, c, linux

## Member repositories
- EZLippi/Tinyhttpd (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.985158+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 2026-08-29T17:14:51.141433+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EZLippi/Tinyhttpd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.985158+00:00, sha 9b54f3606fce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.