about

tiny web chat application in pure c

current features:

• http server
• websocket server (based on RFC 6455)
• SSL support with openSSL for https and wss
• IPv6 support
• MIME support: html/htm, jpg/jpeg, png, css, ico
• PostgreSQL support (with postgresql library)
• hashing and salting of passwords

install && run:

make WITH_DB=0 LOG_ON=1 DEBUG=0&& ./server <HOST> <PORT> <FLAGS> 

with SSL

1. generate private key:

openssl genrsa -out key.pem 2048

2. create a CSR

openssl req -new -key key.pem -out csr

3. create a self-signed certificate

openssl x509 -req -in csr -signkey key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365

4. use --SSL option to enable https and wss

with PostgreSQL

1. install postgresql lib.
2. create conninfo file and fill in connection information
3. compile with WITH_DB=1