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An '''embedded HTTP server''' is an [[HTTP server]] used in an [[embedded system]].

The HTTP server is usually implemented as a [[software component]] of an [[Application software|application]] (embedded) system that controls and/or monitors a machine with mechanical and/or electrical parts.{{<ref>{{cite web |title=Edge Computing Using Embedded Webserver with Mobile Device for Diagnosis and Prediction of Metastasis in Histopathological Images |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44196-021-00040-x}}</ref>}}

The HTTP server implements the [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] [[Communications protocol|protocol]] in order to allow communications with one or more local or remote [[User (computing)|users]] using a [[Web browser|browser]]. The aim is to let users to interact with information provided by the embedded system ([[Web user interface|user interface]], data monitoring, [[Data logger|data logging]], data configuration, etc.) via [[Computer network|network]], without using traditional peripherals required for local user interfaces ([[Display device|display]], [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]], etc.).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}