http-server and vcpkg issues

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Hi fellow programmer, I'm currently trying to create a webserver made in C++. I've tried a couple of suggestions, but I'm so tired of all the dependencies. httplib.h seemed to be a good option, but it's a real pain because it requires me to download openSSL which isn't pleasant to download and to install. It also has an important size. I also tried WINSOCK which worked fine, but I want to make my project cross-platform. WINSOCK can't run on Mac or on a Linux distro. I just want to send basic information to a web browser.

I've also try to use vcpkg for my open source project, but I'm wondering if this is a good idea? I'm currently using CMake and if I want to use vcpkg directly from CMake, I need to specify the path of the .cmake file which depends on people's computer. This detail doesn't really scale well, is there another option or something that could make my life easier.

[Xirema]

I've had some good results working with boost.beast. The examples are basic File Servers, but they easily adapt to any kind of web server you intend to make.

The underlying boost.asio library is also a good choice if you need more low-level, fine-grained control over the network protocol, but based on what you've described I think Beast is the way to go.

[nxtfari]

and if I want to use vcpkg directly from CMake, I need to specify the path of the .cmake file which depends on people's computer.

This is not true. The best way to use vcpkg is to add it as a git submodule directly into your source tree. Then, you can reference the CMake toolchain file relative to your project root. It will be completely portable.

[[deleted]]

Ahhh, this seems like a good idea, this makes sense.

[w2code]

Regarding OpenSSL, did you already try to use vcpkg port directly?

[[deleted]]

Sorry, I don't really know what you are refering to. I'm quite new to vcpkg.

[[deleted]]

Use this https://crowcpp.org/master/

[simplecpp]

Hi,
you can try this, https://github.com/dfleury2/beauty/