Mongoose - Embedded Web Server / Embedded Networking Library

Mongoose is a networking library for C/C++. It implements event-driven non-blocking APIs for TCP, UDP, HTTP, WebSocket, MQTT. It has been designed for connecting devices and bringing them online. On the market since 2004, used by vast number of open source and commercial products - it even runs on the International Space Station! Mongoose makes embedded network programming fast, robust, and easy.

Source code and documentation:

• Download Mongoose Source Code here
• Read Mongoose documentation

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Why Mongoose?

Mongoose provides a high level of assurance in terms of reliability and security:

• Reliable and tested with time: over 16 years of track record.
• Proven track record: deployed to tens of millions devices in production environments worldwide.
• Trusted by hundreds of companies big and small: Bosch, Siemens, Samsung, HP, Dell, Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Caterpillar and many others.
• Secure: the fact that the Mongoose Library is used by NASA aboard the International Space Station is the best confirmation to it.

Mongoose is used to implement

Mongoose is embedded in the software, machinery, devices, appliances to implement:

• Web UI interface on devices
• RESTful API services
• Telemetry data exchange
• Remote control for a product
• Remote software updates
• Remote monitoring The Mongoose ecosystem is very dynamic and ever increasing.

Connectivity is vital for software and embedded devices, but there are many pitfalls to consider when embedding a web server. This white paper breaks down on the top 9 things to avoid when embedding a web server.

• Download “9 Things NOT to do when embedding a web server” white paper here

Case Studies and Testimonials:

Testimonials:

• "Easily, Mongoose is one of the best web servers on the market. It has helped us to achieve the required level of performance with the seamless integration. It is very stable and we have not encountered any significant bugs." - Santhosh Kumar P.B, Lead Architect, Schneider Electric
• "Performance and stability of Mongoose Web Server are very good! We had no noticeable issues whatsoever!" - Linus Nuber, Software Architect, Schenck Process Europe GmbH
• "We looked through many different libraries and solutions, but with the Mongoose Web Server Library just within a couple of hours, we built a proof of concept. Everything just works, we faced no problems with Mongoose." Samuel Remy, Project Engineer, HAENNI Instruments Inc.

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Case Studies:

• Schneider Electric integrated Mongoose Web Server Library in “Automation Runtimes” - a specialized distributed control system.
• Schenck Process integrated Mongoose Web Server Library in the “DISOMAT Tersus” weighing terminal.
• HAENNI Instruments used Mongoose to enable communication with the "HAENNI Wheel Load Scales".

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Looking for a pre-compiled Mongoose web server Windows or Mac binary?

• Download pre-compiled Mongoose web server binary

Looking for a complete IoT solution? Check out

• VCON - Arduino compatible MCU modules with built-in firmware OTA updates
• Mongoose OS - open source embedded operating system for low-power connected microcontrollers. Secure, designed for commercial Internet of Things products

Support

• Study Mongoose examples
• Support Forum - ask your technical questions here
• Commercial licensing and support available
• Check out latest releases

Features

• Cross-platform: works on Linux/UNIX, MacOS, Windows, Android, FreeRTOS, etc
• Supported embedded architectures: ESP32, ESP8266, TI, NRF52, STM32, PIC32, NXP, and more
• Builtin protocols: plain TCP/UDP, HTTP, MQTT, Websocket
• SSL/TLS support: mbedTLS, OpenSSL or custom (via API)
• Asynchronous DNS resolver
• Tiny static and run-time footprint
• Source code is both ISO C and ISO C++ compliant
• Very easy to integrate: just copy mongoose.c and mongoose.h files to your build tree

Licensing

Mongoose is released under Commercial and GNU GPL v.2 open source licenses.

Commercial Projects: Contact us for commercial license.

Dashboard Example

Mongoose is often used to implement device dashboards and real-time data exchange over Websocket. Here is a dashboard example that illustrates the functionality:

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Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the guidelines below:

• Sign Cesanta CLA and send GitHub pull request
• When making pull requests, please make sure that it has only one commit, and imlements/fixes only one piece of functionality