Barracuda Web Server

Barracuda Web Server

Developer(s)	Real Time Logic LLC
Stable release	3853 / March 15, 2016
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	x86, x86-64, PowerPC, AndesCore Architecture, ARM Architecture, Coldfire, MIPS, Raspberry Pi
Available in	English, Source Code
Type	Web server
License	Commercial
Website	Barracuda Web Server

Barracuda Web Server^[1][2][3] (BWS) is an embeddable, cross-platform, HTTP web server engine that is optimized for embedded devices and used to implement Dynamic web pages and RESTful services.^[4] When embedded in remote-monitoring and control-management applications, BWS provides secure HTTP communication and management for Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of things connected devices via various modes of Human-Machine Interface.^[5][6][7]

Development

Server applications are written in C/C++ or by using C Server Pages (CSP). The C Server Pages allow an injection of C/C++ code into HTML template files by use of special tags to provision dynamic web applications and live updating of secure data by an authenticated connection. The technology concept is similar to other server-side technologies such as JSP, PHP, or ASP. A special linker combines all the data files into a single file, which is embedded in the application.^[8][9]

Features

• Support for event notification scheme
• Flexible virtual hosting
• Web server event mechanism performance – select() and epoll()
• Dynamic web page support via CSP or C/C++
• Extensive C/C++ Web API similar to servlets
• Light-weight (150 kB)
• Single or Multi-Threading, (No processes or threads started per connection).
• Server Side Includes
• Form-based authentication, Basic access authentication, Digest MD5 Authenticaton
• Resumed download, HTTP proxy support
• Transport Layer Security (TLS) support for single or Mutual authentication, via SharkSSL or OpenSSL.^[8][9]
• GET, POST, HEAD, PUT, DELETE methodology
• Virtual File System

See also

• Comparison of web servers
• Barracuda Application Server

External links

• Apache, Nginx, Lighttpd, Monkey, and BarracudaDrive Speed Test

References

1. EE Times Asia, Embedded web server rolls for VXWorks real-time OS, July 2006
2. EE Times, Embedded Web Server distributes real time QNX apps, March 2006
3. EE Times, Green Hills Integrity RTOS integrates web middleware, December 2012
4. Embedded Computing Design, Real Time Logic Announces release of Barracuda SOAP Web Services, June 2009
5. RTC Magazine, M2M Meets Web Applications Spawning the Internet of Things, August 2013
6. RTC Magazine, App Servers and Lua Scripting Rich Web Applications for Small Devices, December 2011
7. RTC Magazine, M2M Communications - There is a Better Way, January 2014.
8. Embedded, Get on the Internet of Things fast with an embedded Web app server Part 1, January 2014
9. Embedded, Get on the Internet of Things fast with an embedded Web app server Part 2, January 2014