thttpd AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like thttpd

thttpd is described as 'Simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server' and is a Web Server in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to thttpd for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Mac and BSD apps. The best thttpd alternative is nginx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like thttpd are Apache HTTP Server, Caddy, Ferron and DevBind.

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  1. nginx icon
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    nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.

    62 nginx alternatives

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  2. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    57 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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  3. Caddy icon
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    Caddy is a web server like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.

    30 Caddy alternatives

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  4. Ferron icon
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    Ferron is a web server optimized for speed, security, and efficiency. Written in Rust, it offers memory safety and performance, making it ideal for modern websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  5. DevBind icon
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    High-performance local development reverse proxy in Rust with automatic HTTPS. Map .test domains to dev ports instantly. Zero-config SSL for a friction-less workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  6. lighttpd icon
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    lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical environments.

    48 lighttpd alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  7. freenginx icon
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    freenginx is an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx, an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Gunicorn icon
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    Gunicorn 'Green Unicorn' is a Python WSGI HTTP Server for UNIX. It's a pre-fork worker model ported from Ruby's Unicorn project. The Gunicorn server is broadly compatible with various web frameworks, simply implemented, light on server resource usage, and fairly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  9. Uvicorn icon
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    An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄.

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    • Linux
    • Python
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  10. Nitro Server icon
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    Create web servers with everything you need and deploy them wherever you prefer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
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  11. Mongoose icon
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    Mongoose is easy to use web server. It also can be used as embedded web server library to provide web interface to applications.

    32 Mongoose alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
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