Ginn is not nginx.
Ginn is a web server inspired by nginx. It employs an event-driven approach to address C10k problems and achieves scaling by reloading configuration files without dropping client requests.
Note. This was created for educational purposes and is not suitable for real production.
Please try it out with Docker first!
$ docker container run --rm -d -p 4700:80 whtsht/ginn
and open http://localhost:4700.
First, clone this repository and go to the directory.
Build Ginn locally and place it in the appropriate directory.
$ make && sudo make install
Start Ginn with root permission.
$ sudo ginn start
and open http://localhost.
Ginn uses a well-known 80 port by default. If you don't like this behavior, edit /etc/ginn.conf.
- # port 4700;
+ port 4700;
Start Ginn using docker-compose.
$ docker compose up -d
and open http://localhost:4700.
This project uses CUnit Test Framework. Please install it.
Run all tests with the following command.
$ make test
You can test and benchmark using siege.
Note. Start Ginn on port number 4700.
$ siege -c 200 -t 5S -b -i --log=/tmp/siege.log -f ./urls.txt