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What are the best cross-platform lightweight HTTP servers?
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Best cross-platform lightweight HTTP servers
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License
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Lighttpd
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Nginx
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Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD
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XAMPP
Free
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Jetty
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Caddy
Free / paid
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker etc.
Apache 2.0
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Lighttpd
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Lighttpd
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Lighttpd
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Lightweight -> in extreme!
ITs very used in large sites such wikipedia and google! performance and scalability are very extended! Lighttpd offers a more basic set of functions out of the box compared most web servers. Extra functionality can be added via modules.
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Fast and built for scalability
Lighttpd is event-driven, asynchronous, non-blocking and single threaded. This allows lighttpd to be manage resources more efficiently compared to thread-based models (like Apache).
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Free and open source
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Simple setup for static content
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Nginx
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Nginx
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Nginx
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Not very lightweight
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Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD
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Too complicated
Each site can be a rule or a file config.
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XAMPP
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XAMPP
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XAMPP
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Jetty
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Jetty
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Jetty
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4
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Open source as part of the Eclipse project
No unsightly fees here.
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Scalable and efficient with memory usage
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Supports a wide range of protocols such as Websockets, asynchronous servlets, and more
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Easy to get started with
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Caddy
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Caddy
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Caddy
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Free version includes advertisement in HTTP response headers
In the free version, Caddy includes an Caddy-Sponsors header in all HTTP response for crediting their sponsors. This header cannot be removed, and is required as per the non-commercial EULA.
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Open Source
Caddy is open source. The code is available on their Github.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker etc.
License:
Apache 2.0
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Con
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No longer free for commercial use
Caddy introduced commercial licenses in Sept 2017, making it non-free for commercial projects, although you can still build from source and compile/distribute the binaries under Apache 2.0. Furthermore, the pricing is steep when compared to Nginx.
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Tons of great plugins to extend base functionality
HTTP auth, middleware, markdown rendering, you name it, there's a plugin for it!
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Fairly new and documentation is lacking compared to other options
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Lightweight and fast
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Passenger
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Passenger
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