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horse-providers

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Guide to selecting and configuring Horse server adapters (Indy console, CGI, ISAPI, Daemon, HTTP.sys).

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Horse Providers

Available Provedores (Server Adapters)

Horse supports multiple execution providers. To change the provider, simply include the corresponding unit in your .dpr uses clause.

  • Horse.Provider.Console (Default - Indy-based): Launches a standalone console application listening on a TCP port. Best for local development and microservices.
  • Horse.Provider.Daemon: Integrates Horse with Windows Services or Linux Daemons.
  • Horse.Provider.HTTPsys: Integrates with the native Windows HTTP Server API (HTTP.sys). Provides high performance and native SSL/HTTPS support on Windows without needing Apache/Nginx.
  • Horse.Provider.CGI / Horse.Provider.ISAPI: For deployment inside IIS (Internet Information Services) or Apache on Windows.
  • Horse.Provider.Apache: Native Apache web server module.

Configuration Example

program MyAPI;

{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  // Include the target provider unit. Only ONE provider should be active.
  Horse,
  Horse.Provider.HTTPsys; 

begin
  THorse.Get('/health',
    procedure(Req: THorseRequest; Res: THorseResponse; Next: TProc)
    begin
      Res.Send('healthy');
    end);

  // Starts the HTTPsys server
  THorse.Listen(8080);
end.