# zaphoyd/websocketpp

C++ websocket client/server library

Repository: https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/websocketpp
Homepage: http://www.zaphoyd.com/websocketpp
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-04T14:27:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5474, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7716, forks 2096 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.560914+00:00)

## What it is
WebSocket++ is a header-only C++ library implementing RFC6455 (The WebSocket Protocol) with both client and server functionality. It uses interchangeable transport policies (raw buffers, iostreams, or Asio) and supports TLS, IPv6, proxies, and compression extensions.

## Use cases
- add a websocket server to a C++ application
- build realtime web dashboards for existing C++ systems
- implement a websocket client in C++
- decode websocket frames with minimal dependencies
- add secure wss/TLS websocket support to a C++ program

## When to choose
- you need websocket client/server in C++ with flexible transport and dependency choices
- you want a header-only, cross-platform, low-overhead websocket implementation
- you need to retrofit realtime web interfaces onto older C++ codebases

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included, opinionated websocket framework with active rapid development
- you are not working in C++ or need C++20/23 idiomatic APIs
- you need extensive hand-holding documentation or a large community

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-server, networking
- domain: web-development, backend, cross-platform
- platform: cpp, windows, cross-platform
- tags: header-only, rfc6455, asio, tls, websocket-client, websocket-server, realtime, real-time, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zaphoyd/websocketpp (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.560914+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 2026-08-29T17:35:19.285175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.560914+00:00, sha 1cd3a4ecdd8b)
  - homepage: http://www.zaphoyd.com/websocketpp (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:28.329451+00:00, sha 449c18a35e3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.