Celeris is a lightweight, high-performance web server written in modern C++. It allows developers to spin up custom HTTP servers using a simple, HTML-like configuration system. Celeris is designed for speed, flexibility, and ease of use — whether you're building APIs, serving static files, or experimenting with new ideas.

• ⚡ Fast and Lightweight – Built in C++ for maximum performance.
• 🧱 Custom Configuration – Define your server behavior using intuitive HTML-like syntax.
• 🔁 Routing – Easily create and manage routes.
• 🔐 Authentication Support – Secure endpoints with built-in auth mechanisms.
• 📁 Static File Serving – Serve HTML, CSS, JS, and media files.
• 🧵 Multithreading – Handles concurrent requests efficiently.
• 🛠️ Extensible – Built to support plugins and middleware in the future.

Coming soon: Install via .exe installer, package manager, or source.

For now, clone and build manually:

git clone https://github.com/amethystcoder/Web-Serve.git
cd Web-Serve
make   # or cmake . && make
./Web-Served

Celeris uses a lightweight markup-style config file:

<server port='5000' message='server is running on port {self.port}'>
    <ratelimit maxRequests='100' per='60s' name='someratelimitname' message="rate limiter is created... or something"/>
    <filesystem name='thefilesys' path='/' />
    <api>
        <route endpoint='/name' method='GET' rescontenttype='html' response='HTMLPage.html' rateLimit='someratelimitname'></route>
        <route endpoint='/stats' method='GET' rescontenttype='html' response='kjfdkj.html'></route>
        <route endpoint='/wonder' method='GET' rescontenttype='json' response='some file.json'></route>
        <route endpoint='/equip' method='GET' rescontenttype='html' response='Hello, You are in the equip page!'></route>
    </api>
</server> 

More details and examples coming soon.

celerisd/            # Core source code
configs/             # Sample server config files
public/              # Static assets (optional)
docs/                # Documentation (in progress)
tests/               # Unit and integration tests

make test
# or
./run_tests

• Basic routing and static server
• HTML-like configuration parsing
• Request handling concurrency
• Middleware support
• Plugin system
• HTTPS support
• WebSocket integration

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or PR.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/foo)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add foo')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/foo)
5. Open a pull request

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

Developed with ❤️ by Joshua Collins.