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+# SMOL
+
+This is small http https servers with one thread or more
+
+## Build with Make
+
+```shell
+make -j$(nproc)
+sudo make install
+```
+
+## Build with cmake
+
+```shell
+mkdir build
+cmake ..
+sudo make install/strip
+```
+
+## Build with meson/ninja
+
+```shell
+meson setup build --strip --prefix=/usr
+meson compile -C build
+sudo meson install -C build
+```
+
+## Uninstall/Remove with Make
+
+```shell
+make uninstall
+```
+
+### or
+
+```shell
+make remove
+```
+
+## Uninstall/Remove with cmake
+
+```shell
+cd build 
+sudo rm -v $(cat install_manifest.txt)
+```
+
+## Uninstall/Remove with meson/ninja
+
+```shell
+cd build
+sudo ninja uninstall
+```