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+# mhx2
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+![](https://img.shields.io/badge/written%20in-C%2B%2B-blue)
+
+A crossplatform embeddable web server, including a standalone web server with CGI support.
+
+Embed a web server into your C++ project, or use the standalone server to run .bat files as CGI!
+
+The socket loop is `select()`-based and supports singlethreaded or thread-pooled usage using either Win32 or POSIX threads.