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+# 42 Webserv
+
+Webserv is a project from School 42 aiming to implement an HTTP server in C++
+according to the specifications of the HTTP/1.1
+protocol ([see RFC2616](docs/rfc2616.pdf)).
+
+## Features
+
+- Handling of GET, POST, DELETE requests
+- Support for standard HTTP headers
+- Management of virtual servers
+- Support for persistent connections
+- Handling of static and dynamic files
+- Support for CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
+- Configuration management via configuration files
+
+## Usage
+
+### Local
+
+```bash
+make
+./webserv -l1 -c resources/webserv.conf
+```
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+make build_image
+make run_container
+```
+
+Open the following link in your browser to access the demo
+site: http://localhost:4243.
+
+In the local version, remember to modify the paths to the Python and Bash CGI
+binaries in the configuration file to avoid getting 500 errors.
+
+### Options
+
+```
+./webserv -h                                                                                                                                            1 ↵ tdameros@Mac-hine
+Webserv 1.0
+Usage: webserv [options] *.conf
+       webserv -c example.conf
+Options:
+  -h, --help                Show this help message.
+  -l, --log-level=LEVEL     Set the logging level (LEVEL between 0 and 4).
+                            DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
+  -f, --log-file=FILE       Specify the log file (FILE).
+  -c, --log-color           Enable colored logging output.
+  -s, --syntax              Check the syntax of the configuration file.
+```
+
+## Screenshots
+
+![example](resources/example.png)
+
+## Running Tests
+
+The tests use Python along with Siege to conduct stress tests on the web server.
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+## Documentation
+
+- [Configuration files](docs/config_file.md)
+- [RFC2616](docs/rfc2616.pdf)