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How to install Monkey webserver

How to install monkey web server

Monkey is a lightweight, scalable Web Server that is designed for a low memory, embedded devices, and CPU consumption. In this article we will learn how to install and use Monkey web server.

Features

  • Supports HTTP/1.1 compliant
  • It works on Event-driven plus a fixed threading model
  • Supports IPv4 & IPv6
  • Virtual Hosts
  • Indented configuration
  • Plugins Support, static or dynamic
  • C API Interface

To install Monkey web server in Ubuntu

Utilise the following command to install the Monkey web server.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -qO - http://apt.monkey-project.com/monkey.key | sudo apt-key add -
OK

Append the monkey source file to apt source directory.

root@linuxhelp:~# sh -c " echo ' deb http://apt.monkey-project.com/ubuntu wily main'  >  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/monkey.list"

Update the system by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease              
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/enlightenment-git/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.0 kB]
Get:3 http://apt.monkey-project.com/ubuntu wily InRelease [2,676 B]            
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Get:15 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages [323 kB]
Get:16 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [300 kB]
Get:17 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [297 kB]
Fetched 1,464 kB in 35s (41.1 kB/s)                                            
Reading package lists... Done
W: http://apt.monkey-project.com/ubuntu/dists/wily/InRelease: Signature by key 2ADB5A6EFBDA7B393F1C7E7894BF84E9EE3D14C7 uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)
W: https://www.arangodb.com/repositories/arangodb3/xUbuntu_16.04/Release.gpg: Signature by key 4497DA50FBD0158CCFD1996CEE611E131C42E360 uses weak digest algorithm (SHA1)

Utilise the following command to install monkey web server.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get installmonkey
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

Start the service and check the service of the Monkey Server.

root@linuxhelp:~# service monkey start
root@linuxhelp:~# service monkey status
 monkey.service - Monkey HTTP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/monkey.service  disabled  vendor preset: 
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-08-02 03:25:14 IST  1min 2s ago
  Process: 8146 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/monkey --daemon (code=exited, status=0/SUCCE
 Main PID: 8149 (monkey: server)
   CGroup: /system.slice/monkey.service
           ??8149 /usr/sbin/monkey --daemon

Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp systemd[1]: Starting Monkey HTTP Server...
Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp monkey[8146]: Monkey HTTP Server v1.6.8
Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp monkey[8146]: Built : Jan 18 2016 12:02:06 (/usr/bin/c
Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp monkey[8146]: Home  : http://monkey-project.com
Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp monkey[8146]: [2016/08/02 03:25:14] [   Info] Backgrou
Aug 02 03:25:14 linuxhelp systemd[1]: Started Monkey HTTP Server.
Aug 02 03:25:49 linuxhelp systemd[1]: Started Monkey HTTP Server.
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Open the browser and navigate to http://< IP_address>

Monkey web server index page open.

To install Monkey webserver in CentOS

Append the ulyaoth repo key file by using the following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# rpm --import https://repos.ulyaoth.net/RPM-GPG-KEY-ulyaoth

Run the following command to install ulyaoth repo file for monkey web server.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install https://downloads.ulyaoth.net/rpm/ulyaoth-latest.centos.noarch.rpm
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
ulyaoth-latest.centos.noarch.rpm                         |  19 kB     00:00     
Examining /var/tmp/yum-root-cOrneC/ulyaoth-latest.centos.noarch.rpm: ulyaoth-1.1.3-1.centos.noarch
Marking /var/tmp/yum-root-cOrneC/ulyaoth-latest.centos.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
-->  Running transaction check
--->  Package ulyaoth.noarch 0:1.1.3-1.centos will be installed
-->  Finished Dependency Resolution
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Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : ulyaoth-1.1.3-1.centos.noarch                                1/1 
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Thanks for using the Ulyaoth repository!

For any additional information or help please visit my forum at:
* https://www.ulyaoth.net

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  Verifying  : ulyaoth-1.1.3-1.centos.noarch                                1/1 

Installed:
  ulyaoth.noarch 0:1.1.3-1.centos                                               

Complete!

Enable ulyaoth repo and install monkey web server by using following command.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum --enablerepo=ulyaoth install ulyaoth-monkey
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.excellmedia.net
 * epel: epel.mirror.net.in
 * extras: centos.excellmedia.net
 * ulyaoth: repos.ulyaoth.net
 * updates: centos.excellmedia.net
Resolving Dependencies
-->  Running transaction check
--->  Package ulyaoth-monkey.x86_64 0:1.6.9-1.el7.centos will be installed
-->  Processing Dependency: ulyaoth-mbedtls2.2 = 2.2.1 for package: ulyaoth-monkey-1.6.9-1.el7.centos.x86_64
-->  Processing Dependency: libmbedtls.so.10()(64bit) for package: ulyaoth-monkey-1.6.9-1.el7.centos.x86_64
-->  Running transaction check
--->  Package ulyaoth-mbedtls2.2.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el7.centos will be installed
-->  Finished Dependency Resolution
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  Verifying  : ulyaoth-mbedtls2.2-2.2.1-2.el7.centos.x86_64                 1/2 
  Verifying  : ulyaoth-monkey-1.6.9-1.el7.centos.x86_64                     2/2 

Installed:
  ulyaoth-monkey.x86_64 0:1.6.9-1.el7.centos                                    

Dependency Installed:
  ulyaoth-mbedtls2.2.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el7.centos                                

Complete!

Start the service and check the status of the monkey web server.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl start monkey.service 
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status monkey.service 
 monkey.service - Monkey is a lightweight and powerful web server and development stack for GNU/Linux.
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/monkey.service  disabled  vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-08-02 04:01:55 IST  1min 11s ago
     Docs: http://monkey-project.com/
 Main PID: 4900 (monkey: server)
   CGroup: /system.slice/monkey.service
           ??4900 /usr/sbin/monkey

Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: Monkey HTTP Server v1.6.9
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: Built : Jun  6 2016 10:49:19 (/u...)
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: Home  : http://monkey-project.com
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [+] Process ID is 4900
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [+] Server listening on 0.0.0.0:80
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [+] 1 threads, may handle up to ...s
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [+] Loaded Plugins: liana
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [+] Linux Features: TCP_FASTOPEN...T
Aug 02 04:01:55 linuxhelp.com monkey[4900]: [2016/08/02 04:01:55] [   Info] ...d
Aug 02 04:02:48 linuxhelp.com systemd[1]: Started Monkey is a lightweight an....
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Open browser and type http://< IP_ address>

Now monkey web server index page appears.

Tag : Web Server
FAQ
Q
How to install Monkey web server in Ubuntu?
A
use the following command to install Monkey web server in Ubuntu
# wget -qO - http://apt.monkey-project.com/monkey.key | sudo apt-key add -
# apt-get update
# apt-get installmonkey
Q
how to install ulyaoth repo file for monkey web server using yum command?
A
install ulyaoth repo file for monkey web server using following command
# yum install https://downloads.ulyaoth.net/rpm/ulyaoth-latest.centos.noarch.rpm
Q
which command to Enable ulyaoth repo and install monkey web server?
A
the command to Enable ulyaoth repo and install monkey web server by following command
# yum --enablerepo=ulyaoth install ulyaoth-monkey
Q
What are all the features of monkey webserver in linux?
A
the features of monkey webserver are,

Supports HTTP/1.1 compliant
It works on Event-driven plus a fixed threading model
Supports IPv4 & IPv6
Virtual Hosts
Q
where is Monkey server "www" directory in linux?
A
to show the location of any directory named "www" on your system
Use "find / -type d -name 'www' "