Configuration file

Charon configuration field consists of sections and fields inside them. There are two required section: "main" and "http".

main section

• port — a port to bind. Required.
• workers — number of process to spawn. Required.

http section

• accept_timeout — how much time can pass from successful accept to read.
• client_buffer_size — buffer size for HTTP header. If client sends header bigger that the value of this field, 431 Request Header Fields Too Large is returned.

vhost section

This sections describes a virtual host, that Charon will serve. Note that only one of root or upstream must be provided.

• name — host from authority part of virtual host URI. Required.
• root — root folder of virtual host. If this field is set, Charon will serve this vhost as local.
• upstream — if this field is set, Charon will upstream connection to given HTTP server.