A static file server in x86 Assembly

In plain words

A static file server written entirely in x86 Assembly, launched in 2019. The project serves files directly from disk without relying on higher-level programming languages. It's designed for developers interested in low-level systems programming who want to understand how web servers work at the assembly level. The implementation demonstrates core networking and file I/O concepts through pure assembly code.

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