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Life & fun · August 16, 2025

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unsafehttp – tiny web server from scratch in C, running on an orange pi

Hey HN, I wanted to get more familiar with C programming, *nix socket programming and C compilation, so I wrote this "web" ""server"". It's running on a tiny SBC in my office, and there's as little as possible between you and it. Happy for you to try and break it, hopefully with something more interesting than a DoS though :) Please let me know if you find any issues.

unsafehttp – tiny web server from scratch in C, running on an orange pi launched on August 16, 2025 with 87 votes, #418 of 8,530 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Unsafehttp is a minimal web server written in C from scratch, designed to run on single-board computers like the Orange Pi. Built as a learning project to explore C programming, Unix socket programming, and compilation, it prioritizes simplicity with minimal layers between requests and responses. The creator invites users to test its functionality and report any issues discovered.

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