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Cowboy
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Cowboy is a small, fast and modular HTTP server written in Erlang.
Goals
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Cowboy aims to provide a **complete** HTTP stack in a **small** code base.
It is optimized for **low latency** and **low memory usage**, in parts
because it uses **binary strings**.
Cowboy provides **routing** capabilities, selectively dispatching requests
to handlers written in Erlang.
Because it uses Ranch for managing connections, Cowboy can easily be
**embedded** in any other application.
No parameterized module. No process dictionary. **Clean** Erlang code.
Getting Started
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* [Read the guide](http://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/HEAD/guide/introduction)
* Look at the examples in the `examples/` directory
* Build API documentation with `make docs`; open `doc/index.html`
Support
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* Official IRC Channel: #ninenines on irc.freenode.net
* [Mailing Lists](http://lists.ninenines.eu)
* [Commercial Support](http://ninenines.eu/support)
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