Mimimalist Multithreaded HTTP Web Server 510kb in Rust | Rust Language

How to create the web server plus extra routes and compile down to an optimized binary in Rust. A nice follow on from the example in the Rust Book.
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* I didn't use a thread pool btw *
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Latest Rust Version : Version 1.79.0 as of 12 July 2024
I've added html for default route - see GitHub repo :
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Make the binary even smaller with UPX :
./upx --best --lzma ~/Documents/rust/wb/target/release/wb
File size Ratio Format Name
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509736 - 189456 37.17% linux/amd64 wb
Just 189kb !
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[@monkey_see_monkey_do]

Debug vs release executable size is mind blowing!

[@amankansal5529]

A very good one but why you not using rocket?
Is this just for having a understanding or what ??

[@learning_rust]

Yes, exactly !that.
As I learn Rust I want to to learn as much about how to build things "from scratch" to get a better understanding 👍