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Developers, organizations and anyone seeking an open source embedded web server solution for electronic devices
About Mongoose
Mongoose turns a software product, a device or appliance into a web server, accessible by a browser. One of the most common use cases is to use Mongoose to add a Web-accessible control panel for a device. Ready-to-go examples and tutorials for common functionalities like authentication, live logs, video streaming. Using Mongoose, it is easy to create various API to control your device or application remotely, via browser, mobile phone, or automation tools. We have created an extremely memory-efficient, easy-to-use, MIT-licensed JSON library to use together with Mongoose. Real-time, full-duplex communication over MQTT or Websocket. Exchange plain data, or wrap data into JSON to use JSON-RPC! Mongoose turns a software product, a device or appliance into a web server, accessible by a browser. Upload device data to a cloud server of your choice. Use a 3rd party cloud provider, or spin your own.
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