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+* text=auto
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+[![progress-banner](https://backend.codecrafters.io/progress/http-server/1102e432-3197-490f-94aa-a42bc1bd9516)](https://app.codecrafters.io/users/codecrafters-bot?r=2qF)
+
+This is a starting point for C solutions to the
+["Build Your Own HTTP server" Challenge](https://app.codecrafters.io/courses/http-server/overview).
+
+[HTTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) is the
+protocol that powers the web. In this challenge, you'll build a HTTP/1.1 server
+that is capable of serving multiple clients.
+
+Along the way you'll learn about TCP servers,
+[HTTP request syntax](https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec5.html),
+and more.
+
+**Note**: If you're viewing this repo on GitHub, head over to
+[codecrafters.io](https://codecrafters.io) to try the challenge.
+
+# Passing the first stage
+
+The entry point for your HTTP server implementation is in `app/server.c`. Study
+and uncomment the relevant code, and push your changes to pass the first stage:
+
+```sh
+git add .
+git commit -m "pass 1st stage" # any msg
+git push origin master
+```
+
+Time to move on to the next stage!
+
+# Stage 2 & beyond
+
+Note: This section is for stages 2 and beyond.
+
+1. Ensure you have `gcc` installed locally
+1. Run `./your_server.sh` to run your program, which is implemented in
+   `app/server.c`.
+1. Commit your changes and run `git push origin master` to submit your solution
+   to CodeCrafters. Test output will be streamed to your terminal.
diff --git a/app/server.c b/app/server.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main() {
+	// Disable output buffering
+	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
+
+	// You can use print statements as follows for debugging, they'll be visible when running tests.
+	printf("Logs from your program will appear here!\n");
+
+	// Uncomment this block to pass the first stage
+	//
+	// int server_fd, client_addr_len;
+	// struct sockaddr_in client_addr;
+	//
+	// server_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	// if (server_fd == -1) {
+	// 	printf("Socket creation failed: %s...\n", strerror(errno));
+	// 	return 1;
+	// }
+	//
+	// // Since the tester restarts your program quite often, setting REUSE_PORT
+	// // ensures that we don't run into 'Address already in use' errors
+	// int reuse = 1;
+	// if (setsockopt(server_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &reuse, sizeof(reuse)) < 0) {
+	// 	printf("SO_REUSEPORT failed: %s \n", strerror(errno));
+	// 	return 1;
+	// }
+	//
+	// struct sockaddr_in serv_addr = { .sin_family = AF_INET ,
+	// 								 .sin_port = htons(4221),
+	// 								 .sin_addr = { htonl(INADDR_ANY) },
+	// 								};
+	//
+	// if (bind(server_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &serv_addr, sizeof(serv_addr)) != 0) {
+	// 	printf("Bind failed: %s \n", strerror(errno));
+	// 	return 1;
+	// }
+	//
+	// int connection_backlog = 5;
+	// if (listen(server_fd, connection_backlog) != 0) {
+	// 	printf("Listen failed: %s \n", strerror(errno));
+	// 	return 1;
+	// }
+	//
+	// printf("Waiting for a client to connect...\n");
+	// client_addr_len = sizeof(client_addr);
+	//
+	// accept(server_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &client_addr, &client_addr_len);
+	// printf("Client connected\n");
+	//
+	// close(server_fd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/codecrafters.yml b/codecrafters.yml
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+# Set this to true if you want debug logs.
+#
+# These can be VERY verbose, so we suggest turning them off
+# unless you really need them.
+debug: false
+
+# Use this to change the C version used to run your code
+# on Codecrafters.
+#
+# Available versions: c-9.2
+language_pack: c-9.2
diff --git a/your_server.sh b/your_server.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# DON'T EDIT THIS!
+#
+# CodeCrafters uses this file to test your code. Don't make any changes here!
+#
+# DON'T EDIT THIS!
+set -e
+tmpFile=$(mktemp)
+gcc -lcurl app/*.c -o $tmpFile
+exec "$tmpFile" "$@"