How to Make HTTP Server

How to Make HTTP/HTTPS Server in Python And Nodejs

What is HTTP/HTTPS Server?

A web server is computer software and underlying hardware that accepts requests via HTTP (the network protocol created to distribute web content) or its secure variant HTTPS. A user agent, commonly a web browser or web crawler, initiates communication by making a request for a web page or other resource using HTTP, and the server responds with the content of that resource or an error message. A web server can also accept and store resources sent from the user agent if configured to do so. Example: Nginx,Apache HTTP Server, and another. Source:(Wikipedia)

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

• A code editor (e.g., VS Code, PyCharm)

• Basic knowledge of Python and Node.js

• Python (3.x) and Node.js installed on your system

Python HTTP Server

Python provides a built-in module to create a simple HTTP server:

# Simple HTTP server in Python

import http.server
import socketserver

PORT = 8080

Handler = http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler

with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler) as httpd:
    print(f"Serving at port {PORT}")
    httpd.serve_forever()