Can specify a custom Bonjour service type for the server.

GCDWebServer/Core/GCDWebServer.h

@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ extern NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_Port;
  */
 extern NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_BonjourName;
 
+/**
+ *  The Bonjour service type used by the GCDWebServer (NSString).
+ *
+ *  The default value is "_http._tcp", standard HTTP web server.
+ */
+extern NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_BonjourType;
+
 /**
  *  The maximum number of incoming HTTP requests that can be queued waiting to
  *  be handled before new ones are dropped (NSNumber / NSUInteger).
@@ -266,6 +273,14 @@ extern NSString* const GCDWebServerAuthenticationMethod_DigestAccess;
  */
 @property(nonatomic, readonly) NSString* bonjourName;
 
+/**
+ *  Returns the Bonjour service type used by the server.
+ *
+ *  @warning This property is only valid if the server is running and Bonjour
+ *  registration has successfully completed, which can take up to a few seconds.
+ */
+@property(nonatomic, readonly) NSString* bonjourType;
+
 /**
  *  This method is the designated initializer for the class.
  */
@@ -341,6 +356,18 @@ extern NSString* const GCDWebServerAuthenticationMethod_DigestAccess;
  */
 - (BOOL)startWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name;
 
+/**
+ *  Starts the server on a given port and with a specific Bonjour name and type.
+ *  Pass a nil Bonjour name to disable Bonjour entirely or an empty string to
+ *  use the computer / device name.
+ *  Pass a nil or empty string to Bonjour type to use the standard
+ *  HTTP web server type "_http._tcp".
+ *
+ *  Returns NO if the server failed to start.
+ */
+- (BOOL)startWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name bonjourType:(NSString*)bonjourType;
+
+
 #if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 
 /**
@@ -354,6 +381,18 @@ extern NSString* const GCDWebServerAuthenticationMethod_DigestAccess;
  */
 - (BOOL)runWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name;
 
+/**
+ *  Runs the server synchronously using -startWithPort:bonjourName:bonjourType:
+ *  until a SIGINT signal is received i.e. Ctrl-C. This method is intended
+ *  to be used by command line tools.
+ *
+ *  Returns NO if the server failed to start.
+ *
+ *  @warning This method must be used from the main thread only.
+ */
+- (BOOL)runWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name bonjourType:(NSString*)bonjourType;
+
+
 /**
  *  Runs the server synchronously using -startWithOptions: until a SIGTERM or
  *  SIGINT signal is received i.e. Ctrl-C in Terminal. This method is intended to

GCDWebServer/Core/GCDWebServer.m

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_Port = @"Port";
 NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_BonjourName = @"BonjourName";
+NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_BonjourType = @"BonjourType";
 NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_MaxPendingConnections = @"MaxPendingConnections";
 NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_ServerName = @"ServerName";
 NSString* const GCDWebServerOption_AuthenticationMethod = @"AuthenticationMethod";
@@ -342,6 +343,11 @@ static void _DisconnectTimerCallBack(CFRunLoopTimerRef timer, void* info) {
   return name && CFStringGetLength(name) ? ARC_BRIDGE_RELEASE(CFStringCreateCopy(kCFAllocatorDefault, name)) : nil;
 }
 
+- (NSString*)bonjourType {
+  CFStringRef type = _service ? CFNetServiceGetType(_service) : NULL;
+  return type && CFStringGetLength(type) ? ARC_BRIDGE_RELEASE(CFStringCreateCopy(kCFAllocatorDefault, type)) : nil;
+}
+
 - (void)addHandlerWithMatchBlock:(GCDWebServerMatchBlock)matchBlock processBlock:(GCDWebServerProcessBlock)handlerBlock {
   DCHECK(_options == nil);
   GCDWebServerHandler* handler = [[GCDWebServerHandler alloc] initWithMatchBlock:matchBlock processBlock:handlerBlock];
@@ -388,6 +394,7 @@ static inline NSString* _EncodeBase64(NSString* string) {
   DCHECK(_source == NULL);
   NSUInteger port = [_GetOption(_options, GCDWebServerOption_Port, @0) unsignedIntegerValue];
   NSString* name = _GetOption(_options, GCDWebServerOption_BonjourName, @"");
+  NSString* bonjourType = _GetOption(_options, GCDWebServerOption_BonjourType, @"_http._tcp");
   NSUInteger maxPendingConnections = [_GetOption(_options, GCDWebServerOption_MaxPendingConnections, @16) unsignedIntegerValue];
   int listeningSocket = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
   if (listeningSocket > 0) {
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ static inline NSString* _EncodeBase64(NSString* string) {
         }
         
         if (name) {
-          _service = CFNetServiceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, CFSTR("local."), CFSTR("_http._tcp"), (ARC_BRIDGE CFStringRef)name, (SInt32)_port);
+          _service = CFNetServiceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, CFSTR("local."), (ARC_BRIDGE CFStringRef)bonjourType, (ARC_BRIDGE CFStringRef)name, (SInt32)_port);
           if (_service) {
             CFNetServiceClientContext context = {0, (ARC_BRIDGE void*)self, NULL, NULL, NULL};
             CFNetServiceSetClient(_service, _NetServiceClientCallBack, &context);
@@ -674,18 +681,29 @@ static inline NSString* _EncodeBase64(NSString* string) {
 }
 
 - (BOOL)startWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name {
+  return [self startWithPort:port bonjourName:name bonjourType:nil];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)startWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name bonjourType:(NSString *)bonjourType {
   NSMutableDictionary* options = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
   [options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInteger:port] forKey:GCDWebServerOption_Port];
   [options setValue:name forKey:GCDWebServerOption_BonjourName];
+  if (bonjourType.length) { [options setObject:bonjourType forKey:GCDWebServerOption_BonjourType]; }
   return [self startWithOptions:options error:NULL];
 }
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 
-- (BOOL)runWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name {
+- (BOOL)runWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name
+{
+  return [self runWithPort:port bonjourName:name bonjourType:nil];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)runWithPort:(NSUInteger)port bonjourName:(NSString*)name bonjourType:(NSString*)bonjourType {
   NSMutableDictionary* options = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
   [options setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInteger:port] forKey:GCDWebServerOption_Port];
   [options setValue:name forKey:GCDWebServerOption_BonjourName];
+  if (bonjourType.length) { [options setObject:bonjourType forKey:GCDWebServerOption_BonjourType]; }
   return [self runWithOptions:options error:NULL];
 }