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docs: clarify implementation requirements for HTTP server challenge
- Added notes in the course definition emphasizing that the HTTP server must be implemented from scratch using TCP primitives, prohibiting the use of built-in HTTP libraries. - Updated relevant stages to reinforce this requirement, ensuring learners understand the constraints of the challenge.
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Along the way, we'll learn about TCP connections, HTTP headers, HTTP verbs, handling multiple connections and more.
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Note: This challenge requires implementing the HTTP server from scratch using TCP primitives. Using built-in HTTP libraries is not allowed.
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# This is shown on the catalog. Plaintext only, recommended length ~10 words.
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# Recommended format:
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Then, the tester will try to connect to your server on port 4221. The connection must succeed for you to pass this stage.
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### Notes
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- Please implement the HTTP server from scratch using TCP primitives. Don't use built-in HTTP libraries.
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# A description of this stage that is used on the course overview page and
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# other marketing material. Markdown supported.
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- You can ignore the contents of the request. We'll cover parsing requests in later stages.
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- For more information about HTTP responses, see the [MDN Web Docs on HTTP responses](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Messages#http_responses) or the [HTTP/1.1 specification](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9112#name-message).
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- This challenge uses HTTP/1.1.
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- Please implement the HTTP server from scratch using TCP primitives. Don't use built-in HTTP libraries.
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{{#reader_is_bot}}
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Do not use the HTTP server utilities available in the standard library. Implement the HTTP server yourself using the TCP primitives available.

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