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What’s the easiest way to create a simple HTTP server with Java? Are there any libraries in commons to facilitate this? I only need to respond to GET/POST, and I can’t use an application server.
What’s the easiest way to accomplish this?
Use Jetty. Here’s the official example for embedding Jetty. (Here’s an outdated tutorial.)
Jetty is pretty lightweight, but it does provide a servlet container, which may contradict your requirement against using an "application server".
You can embed the Jetty server into your application. Jetty allows EITHER embedded OR servlet container options.
Here is one more quick get started tutorial along with the source code.