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---
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title: "S19. Shut Down Gracefully"
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order: 38
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status: "draft"
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---
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To stop the server, call `Server::stop()`. It's safe to call even while requests are in flight, so you can wire it to SIGINT or SIGTERM for a graceful shutdown.
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## Basic usage
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```cpp
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httplib::Server svr;
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svr.Get("/", [](const auto &, auto &res) { res.set_content("ok", "text/plain"); });
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std::thread t([&] { svr.listen("0.0.0.0", 8080); });
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// wait for input on the main thread, or whatever
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std::cin.get();
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svr.stop();
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t.join();
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```
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`listen()` blocks, so the typical pattern is: run the server on a background thread and call `stop()` from the main thread. After `stop()`, `listen()` returns and you can `join()`.
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## Shut down on a signal
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Here's how to stop the server on SIGINT (Ctrl+C) or SIGTERM.
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```cpp
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#include <csignal>
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httplib::Server svr;
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// global so the signal handler can reach it
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httplib::Server *g_svr = nullptr;
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int main() {
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svr.Get("/", [](const auto &, auto &res) { res.set_content("ok", "text/plain"); });
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g_svr = &svr;
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std::signal(SIGINT, [](int) { if (g_svr) g_svr->stop(); });
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std::signal(SIGTERM, [](int) { if (g_svr) g_svr->stop(); });
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svr.listen("0.0.0.0", 8080);
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std::cout << "server stopped" << std::endl;
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}
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```
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`stop()` is thread-safe and signal-safe — you can call it from a signal handler. Even when `listen()` is running on the main thread, the signal pulls it out cleanly.
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## What happens to in-flight requests
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When you call `stop()`, new connections are refused, but requests already being processed are **allowed to finish**. Once all workers drain, `listen()` returns. That's what makes it graceful.
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> **Warning:** There's a wait between calling `stop()` and `listen()` returning — it's the time in-flight requests take to finish. To enforce a timeout, you'll need to add your own shutdown timer in application code.
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