This project is a multithreaded web server written in C. It is designed to handle multiple client requests simultaneously using a thread pool and a work-stealing approach for efficient thread scheduling. The server supports basic HTTP functionality and can serve files from a specified directory. It also includes SSL support for secure communication.

• Multithreading: Uses pthreads to handle multiple client requests concurrently.
• Work-Stealing Thread Pool: Implements a custom thread pool with a work-stealing approach to balance the workload among threads.
• Custom Thread IDs: Assigns custom thread IDs specific to the server, ignoring internal thread ID numbers.
• Configuration File: Reads server settings from a server.conf file.
• SSL Support: Provides secure communication using SSL/TLS.
• Graceful Shutdown: Handles termination signals (SIGINT, SIGTERM) to shut down the server cleanly.

• src/main.c: Entry point of the server. Initializes and starts the server.
• src/server.c: Core server logic, including request handling and response generation.
• src/http.c: HTTP protocol handling.
• src/thread_pool.c: Implementation of the thread pool with work-stealing.
• src/ssl_utils.c: SSL/TLS utilities for secure communication.
• src/config.c: Configuration file parsing.
• src/logger.c: Logging utilities for debugging and monitoring.
• Makefile: Build instructions for the project.
• server.conf: Configuration file for server settings.

To enable SSL for secure communication in this project, follow these steps:

1. Generate SSL Certificate and Key: Use the openssl command to generate a self-signed certificate and private key:

   openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout server.key -out server.crt
   

The server reads its configuration from the server.conf file.

port = 8080
max_clients = 45
num_workers = 4
buffer_size = 1024
base_dir = ./html
ssl_cert = server.crt
ssl_key = server.key