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+# Makefile for HTTP Server
+
+# Compiler and flags
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -O2 -D_GNU_SOURCE
+LDFLAGS = -pthread
+LIBS = -lssl -lcrypto -lcjson -lmagic
+
+# Source files and object files
+SRCS = server.c config_parser.c server_config.c
+OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
+TARGET = server
+
+# Header files
+HEADERS = server_config.h
+
+# Include directories
+INCLUDES = -I/usr/include/cjson
+
+# Default target
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+# Linking
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(OBJS) -o $(TARGET) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+
+# Compilation
+%.o: %.c $(HEADERS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $< -o $@
+
+# Clean build files
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OBJS) $(TARGET)
+
+# Install dependencies (for Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi OS)
+install-deps:
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install -y \
+		libssl-dev \
+		libcjson-dev \
+		libmagic-dev \
+		build-essential
+
+# Debug build
+debug: CFLAGS += -g -DDEBUG
+debug: clean all
+
+# Release build
+release: CFLAGS += -O3 -march=native -flto
+release: clean all
+
+.PHONY: all clean install-deps debug release
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