beasty is a minimalist custom raw TCP HTTP server made from scratch. No frameworks, just sockets!!!
Built with a focus on security, performance.
It allows users to login, interact with 3 live endpoints, and retrieve real metadata about their requests — all with a strict 4-request limit per week per user.
I came across CodeCrafters a year ago maybe and had made my mind to make something cool from it and show it to the world.
When i got time now to make something from it, I saw a problem that if i make a HTTP server from scratch then it will only work locally on my machine and that had me thinking on how to SHOWCASE this beast. (yes, I called it a beast 2-3 times while coding so I named it beasty)
But I was procrastinating on this project and got involved in other projects but one day I asked casually in the Hackclub’s Athena Award slack channel that if I could build this project in this event and got a green light so I dedicated my days to making it.
(building this project is as interesting as lighting a fire for the first time in humanity. at least for me ✨)