Comparison of web servers
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Overview
| Server | Developed by | Open source Open source The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology... |
Software license | Last stable version | Release date |
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| AOLserver AOLserver AOLserver is America Online's open source web server. AOLserver ismultithreaded, Tcl-enabled, and used for large scale, dynamic web sites.AOLserver is distributed under the Mozilla Public License.... |
NaviSoft NaviSoft NaviSoft was a web server company based in the United States. It was acquired by AOL on November 30, 1994.In 1993, Linda Dozier set up NaviSoft Inc. in the basement of her Goleta, California home with business partner David C. Cole. In that Goleta basement, network publishing, for which Dozier... |
Mozilla Public License Mozilla Public License The Mozilla Public License is a free and open source software license. Version 1.0 was developed by Mitchell Baker when she worked as a lawyer at Netscape Communications Corporation and version 1.1 at the Mozilla Foundation... |
4.5.1 | 2009-02-02 | |
| Apache HTTP Server Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone... |
Apache Software Foundation Apache Software Foundation The Apache Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U.S., in June 1999.The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers... |
Apache License Apache License The Apache License is a copyfree free software license authored by the Apache Software Foundation . The Apache License requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer.... |
2.2.21 | 2011-09-13 | |
| Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation... |
Apache Software Foundation Apache Software Foundation The Apache Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U.S., in June 1999.The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers... |
Apache License Apache License The Apache License is a copyfree free software license authored by the Apache Software Foundation . The Apache License requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer.... |
7.0.14 | 2011-05-12 | |
| Appweb | appwebserver.org | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... and Commercial Versions |
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| Boa Boa (web server) Boa is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications. Originally written by Paul Phillips, it is now maintained by Larry Doolittle and Jon Nelson.Slashdot and Fotolog use Boa to serve images.... |
Paul Phillips Paul Phillips (poker player) Paul Phillips is an American entrepreneur and poker player.-Programming:Phillips wrote the Boa web server while attending the University of California, San Diego, but no longer maintains it... |
GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
0.94.13 | 2002-07-30 | |
| Caudium | The Caudium Group | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
1.4.14 | 2008-03-26 | |
| Cherokee HTTP Server Cherokee (Webserver) Cherokee is an open-source Cross-platform Web server that runs on Linux, BSD variants, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. It is a lightweight, high-performance Web Server/reverse proxy licensed under the GNU General Public License. Its goal is to be fast and fully functional yet still light... |
Álvaro López Ortega | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
1.2.100 | 2011-10-09 | |
| Hiawatha Hiawatha webserver Hiawatha is a secure webserver available for multiple platforms. It has been developed by Hugo Leisink since 2002.-History:Hiawatha started in January 2002 as a very small webserver, suitable for servers with old hardware. It was written for internet servers in student houses in Delft... |
Hugo Leisink | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
7.8.2 | 2011-11-18 | |
| HFS HTTP File Server HTTP File Server, otherwise known as HFS, is a free web server specifically designed for publishing and sharing files.The complete feature set differs from other web servers; it lacks some common features, like CGI, but includes, for example, counting file downloads. It is even advised against... |
Rejetto | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
2.2f | 2009-02-17 | |
| IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache Software Foundation's Apache HTTP Server that runs on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, and z/OS. It is available for and use free of charge but without IBM support. The HTTP server is also included in the IBM WebSphere Application Server... |
IBM IBM International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... |
/proprietary | 7.0 | 2009-03-15 | |
| Internet Information Services Internet Information Services Internet Information Services – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is the most used web server after Apache HTTP Server. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS,... (IIS) |
Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... |
/proprietary | 7.5 | 2009-10-22 | |
| Jetty Jetty (web server) Jetty is a pure Java-based HTTP client/server, WebSocket client/server and servlet container developed as a free and open source project as part of the Eclipse Foundation... |
Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Foundation The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the open-source Eclipse Projects and helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services... |
Apache License Apache License The Apache License is a copyfree free software license authored by the Apache Software Foundation . The Apache License requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer.... |
7.3.1 | 2011-03-04 | |
| KLone KLone (web server) KLone is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications.As of May 2011, KLone has :* Core features** Multiplatform HTTP and HTTP/S** Small footprint... |
KoanLogic Srl | GPLv2 and Commercial Version | 2.4.0 | 2011-05-02 | |
| lighttpd Lighttpd lighttpd is an open-source web server more optimized for speed-critical environments than common products while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible... |
Jan Kneschke (Incremental) | BSD variant | 1.4.29 | 2011-07-03 | |
| LiteSpeed Web Server | LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Technologies Inc. LiteSpeed Technologies Inc. is based in New Jersey, USA. It is an information technology company that produces web server software designed specifically for large web sites, such as those of Internet service providers and corporate data centers.... |
/proprietary | 4.1.8 | 2011-11-18 | |
| NaviServer NaviServer NaviServer is a high performance web server written in C and Tcl. It can be easily extended in either language to create web sites and services... |
Various | MPL Mozilla Public License The Mozilla Public License is a free and open source software license. Version 1.0 was developed by Mitchell Baker when she worked as a lawyer at Netscape Communications Corporation and version 1.1 at the Mozilla Foundation... 1.1 |
4.99.3 | 2009-03-11 | |
| NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd was a web server originally developed at the NCSA by Robert McCool and others. It was among the earliest web servers developed, following Tim Berners-Lee's CERN httpd, Tony Sanders' Plexus server, and some others. It was for some time the natural counterpart to the Mosaic web browser in... |
Robert McCool | Free for Non-Commercial Use | 1.5.2a | 1996 | |
| nginx Nginx nginx is a Web server and a reverse proxy server for HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols, with a strong focus on high concurrency, performance and low memory usage. It is licensed under a BSD-like license and it runs on Unix, Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows.- Overview... |
Igor Sysoev Igor Sysoev Igor Vladimirovich Sysoyev , also transliterated as Sysoev, born 5 September 1980 in St. Petersburg, is a professional Russian triathlete and since 2003 he is married with the Russian triathlete and long distance swimmer Irina Abysova.Sysoyev is the winner of the Russian Cup of the year 2009 and... |
BSD variant | 1.0.10 | 2011-11-15 | |
| nodejs | Ryan Dahl | MIT MIT License The MIT License is a free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . It is a permissive license, meaning that it permits reuse within proprietary software provided all copies of the licensed software include a copy of the MIT License terms... |
0.6.0 | 2011-11-04 | |
| OpenLink Virtuoso Virtuoso Universal Server Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional RDBMS, ORDBMS, virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, web application server and file server functionality in a single system... |
OpenLink Software OpenLink Software Founded in 1992, OpenLink Software, Inc., is a software company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.The company develops and deploys standards-compliant middleware products that cover:... |
GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... and Commercial Versions |
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| Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache HTTP Server, created by the Oracle Technology Network. The web server is based on Apache version 2.2. OHS is designed to execute faster on Windows OS machines and, like Apache 2.2, includes support for IPv6. Oracle distributes a free ... |
Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems... |
/proprietary | 11g Release 1 | 2009 | |
| Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server is a web server designed for medium and large business applications. Oracle iPlanet Web Server builds on the earlier Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet Web Server, and Netscape Enterprise Server products.... |
Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982... |
BSD | 7.0u8 | 2010-01-20 | |
| Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle Weblogic Server Owned by Oracle Corporation, Oracle WebLogic consists of a Java EE platform product-family that includes:* a Java EE application server, WebLogic Application Server* an enterprise portal, WebLogic Portal* an Enterprise Application Integration platform... |
Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems... (formerly BEA Systems) |
/proprietary | 11gR1 (10.3.5) | 2011-05-16 | |
| thttpd Thttpd thttpd is an open source software web server from ACME Laboratories, designed for simplicity, a small execution footprint and speed. thttpd is single-threaded and portable: it compiles cleanly on most Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, SunOS 4, Solaris 2, BSD/OS, Linux, and OSF/1... |
Jef Poskanzer Jef Poskanzer Jeffrey A. Poskanzer is a computer programmer. He was the first person to post a weekly FAQ to Usenet. He developed the portable pixmap file format and Pbmplus to manipulate it. He owns the internet address acme.com , and worked on the team that ported A/UX... for ACME Laboratories ACME Laboratories Acme Laboratories is the home page for a number of open source software products written and maintained by Jef Poskanzer. Major projects maintained at ACME include pbmplus and thttpd.... |
BSD variant | 2.25b | 2003-12-29 | |
| Tornado Tornado (web server) Tornado is a scalable, non-blocking web server and web application framework. It was developed for use by FriendFeed; the company was acquired by Facebook in 2009 and Tornado was open-sourced soon after.- Performance :... |
FriendFeed FriendFeed FriendFeed is a real-time feed aggregator that consolidates the updates from social media and social networking websites, social bookmarking websites, blogs and micro-blogging updates, as well as any other type of RSS/ Atom feed... Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... |
Apache License Apache License The Apache License is a copyfree free software license authored by the Apache Software Foundation . The Apache License requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer.... |
1.2.1 | 2011-03-03 | |
| TUX web server TUX web server The TUX web server is an in-kernel web server for Linux licensed under the GNU General Public License . It was maintained by Ingo Molnár.It is currently limited to serving static web pages and coordinating between kernelspace modules, userspace modules, and regular userspace web server daemons that... |
Ingo Molnár Ingo Molnar Ingo Molnár, currently employed by Red Hat, is a Hungarian Linux hacker. He is best known for his contributions to the operating system in terms of security and performance... |
GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
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| WEBrick WEBrick WEBrick is a Ruby library providing simple HTTP web server services. WEBrick was primarily written by Masayoshi Takahashi and Yuuzou Gotou, with contributions from other developers via the open source model of software development... |
Ruby developers | Ruby license | 1.3.1 | 2003-08-14 | |
| Xitami Xitami Xitami is a Web and FTP server, originally developed by iMatix Corporation as a free, open-source product from 1996 to 2000. It ran as a single process with a small footprint. It was not as fast as the fastest servers but scaled well. It supported several web application protocols and was very... |
iMatix Corporation | GPL GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project.... |
5.0a0 | 2009-02-19 | |
| Yaws | Claes Wikström | BSD variant | 1.89 | 2010-09-25 | |
| Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server is a proprietary web server for Unix and Unix-like platforms . Support for AIX, Tru64, and Mac OS X was dropped on 10 June 2008.... |
Zeus Technology Zeus Technology Zeus Technology, Ltd. is a software company based in Cambridge, England. Zeus Technology, Inc. is a wholly owned US subsidiary.- Timeline :... |
/proprietary | 4.3r5 | 2010-01-13 | |
| Zope Zope Zope is a free and open-source, object-oriented Web application server written in the Python programming language. Zope stands for "Z Object Publishing Environment", and was the first system using the now common object publishing methodology for the Web... |
Zope Corporation | ZPL Zope Public License Zope Public License is a free software license, used primarily for the Zope application server software. The license is similar to the well-known BSD license, however the ZPL also adds clauses prohibiting trademark use and requiring documentation of all changes.-External links:* v2.0 at the Open... |
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| Server | Creator | Open source Open source The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology... |
Software license | Last stable version | Release date |
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| basic access authentication |
digest access authentication Digest access authentication Digest access authentication is one of the agreed upon methods a web server can use to negotiate credentials with a user's web browser. It uses encryption to send the password over the network which is safer than the Basic access authentication that sends plaintext.Technically digest... |
https Https Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server... |
virtual hosting Shared web hosting service A shared web hosting service or virtual hosting service or derive host refers to a web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. Each site "sits" on its own partition, or section/place on the server, to keep it separate from other sites... |
CGI Common Gateway Interface The Common Gateway Interface is a standard method for web servers software to delegate the generation of web pages to executable files... |
FastCGI FastCGI FastCGI is a protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server. FastCGI is a variation on the earlier Common Gateway Interface ; FastCGI's main aim is to reduce the overhead associated with interfacing the web server and CGI programs, allowing a server to handle more web page... |
Java Servlets | SSI Server Side Includes Server Side Includes is a simple interpreted server-side scripting language used almost exclusively for the Web.The most frequent use of SSI is to include the contents of one or more files into a web page on a web server... |
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET is a Web application framework developed and marketed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic Web sites, Web applications and Web services. It was first released in January 2002 with version 1.0 of the .NET Framework, and is the successor to Microsoft's Active Server Pages ... |
Runs in user space User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... or kernel space |
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| AOLserver AOLserver AOLserver is America Online's open source web server. AOLserver ismultithreaded, Tcl-enabled, and used for large scale, dynamic web sites.AOLserver is distributed under the Mozilla Public License.... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Apache HTTP Server Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone... |
, by modules | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Boa Boa (web server) Boa is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications. Originally written by Paul Phillips, it is now maintained by Larry Doolittle and Jon Nelson.Slashdot and Fotolog use Boa to serve images.... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Caudium | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Cherokee HTTP Server | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Hiawatha Hiawatha webserver Hiawatha is a secure webserver available for multiple platforms. It has been developed by Hugo Leisink since 2002.-History:Hiawatha started in January 2002 as a very small webserver, suitable for servers with old hardware. It was written for internet servers in student houses in Delft... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| HFS HTTP File Server HTTP File Server, otherwise known as HFS, is a free web server specifically designed for publishing and sharing files.The complete feature set differs from other web servers; it lacks some common features, like CGI, but includes, for example, counting file downloads. It is even advised against... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache Software Foundation's Apache HTTP Server that runs on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, and z/OS. It is available for and use free of charge but without IBM support. The HTTP server is also included in the IBM WebSphere Application Server... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Internet Information Services Internet Information Services Internet Information Services – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is the most used web server after Apache HTTP Server. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS,... |
kernel and user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Jetty Jetty (web server) Jetty is a pure Java-based HTTP client/server, WebSocket client/server and servlet container developed as a free and open source project as part of the Eclipse Foundation... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| KLone KLone (web server) KLone is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications.As of May 2011, KLone has :* Core features** Multiplatform HTTP and HTTP/S** Small footprint... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| lighttpd Lighttpd lighttpd is an open-source web server more optimized for speed-critical environments than common products while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| LiteSpeed Web Server | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| NaviServer NaviServer NaviServer is a high performance web server written in C and Tcl. It can be easily extended in either language to create web sites and services... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd was a web server originally developed at the NCSA by Robert McCool and others. It was among the earliest web servers developed, following Tim Berners-Lee's CERN httpd, Tony Sanders' Plexus server, and some others. It was for some time the natural counterpart to the Mosaic web browser in... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| nginx Nginx nginx is a Web server and a reverse proxy server for HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols, with a strong focus on high concurrency, performance and low memory usage. It is licensed under a BSD-like license and it runs on Unix, Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows.- Overview... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| nodejs | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| OpenLink Virtuoso Virtuoso Universal Server Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional RDBMS, ORDBMS, virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, web application server and file server functionality in a single system... |
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| Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache HTTP Server, created by the Oracle Technology Network. The web server is based on Apache version 2.2. OHS is designed to execute faster on Windows OS machines and, like Apache 2.2, includes support for IPv6. Oracle distributes a free ... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server is a web server designed for medium and large business applications. Oracle iPlanet Web Server builds on the earlier Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet Web Server, and Netscape Enterprise Server products.... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| thttpd Thttpd thttpd is an open source software web server from ACME Laboratories, designed for simplicity, a small execution footprint and speed. thttpd is single-threaded and portable: it compiles cleanly on most Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, SunOS 4, Solaris 2, BSD/OS, Linux, and OSF/1... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| TUX web server TUX web server The TUX web server is an in-kernel web server for Linux licensed under the GNU General Public License . It was maintained by Ingo Molnár.It is currently limited to serving static web pages and coordinating between kernelspace modules, userspace modules, and regular userspace web server daemons that... |
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| Xitami Xitami Xitami is a Web and FTP server, originally developed by iMatix Corporation as a free, open-source product from 1996 to 2000. It ran as a single process with a small footprint. It was not as fast as the fastest servers but scaled well. It supported several web application protocols and was very... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Yaws | user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server is a proprietary web server for Unix and Unix-like platforms . Support for AIX, Tru64, and Mac OS X was dropped on 10 June 2008.... |
user User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... |
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| basic access authentication |
digest access authentication Digest access authentication Digest access authentication is one of the agreed upon methods a web server can use to negotiate credentials with a user's web browser. It uses encryption to send the password over the network which is safer than the Basic access authentication that sends plaintext.Technically digest... |
https Https Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server... |
virtual hosting Shared web hosting service A shared web hosting service or virtual hosting service or derive host refers to a web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. Each site "sits" on its own partition, or section/place on the server, to keep it separate from other sites... |
CGI Common Gateway Interface The Common Gateway Interface is a standard method for web servers software to delegate the generation of web pages to executable files... |
FastCGI FastCGI FastCGI is a protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server. FastCGI is a variation on the earlier Common Gateway Interface ; FastCGI's main aim is to reduce the overhead associated with interfacing the web server and CGI programs, allowing a server to handle more web page... |
Java Servlets | SSI Server Side Includes Server Side Includes is a simple interpreted server-side scripting language used almost exclusively for the Web.The most frequent use of SSI is to include the contents of one or more files into a web page on a web server... |
ASP.NET ASP.NET ASP.NET is a Web application framework developed and marketed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic Web sites, Web applications and Web services. It was first released in January 2002 with version 1.0 of the .NET Framework, and is the successor to Microsoft's Active Server Pages ... |
Runs in user space User space A conventional computer operating system usually segregates virtual memory into kernel space and user space. Kernel space is strictly reserved for running the kernel, kernel extensions, and most device drivers... or kernel space |
Administration console | IPv6 | ||
Operating system support
| Server | Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... |
Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
BSD | Solaris | eCS EComStation eComStation or eCS is a PC operating system based on OS/2, published by Serenity Systems. It includes several additions and accompanying software not present in the IBM version of the system.-Differences between eComStation and OS/2:... |
OpenVMS OpenVMS OpenVMS , previously known as VAX-11/VMS, VAX/VMS or VMS, is a computer server operating system that runs on VAX, Alpha and Itanium-based families of computers. Contrary to what its name suggests, OpenVMS is not open source software; however, the source listings are available for purchase... |
AIX | i5/OS | z/OS Z/OS z/OS is a 64-bit operating system for mainframe computers, produced by IBM. It derives from and is the successor to OS/390, which in turn followed a string of MVS versions.Starting with earliest:*OS/VS2 Release 2 through Release 3.8... |
HP-UX HP-UX HP-UX is Hewlett-Packard's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on UNIX System V and first released in 1984... |
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| AOLserver AOLserver AOLserver is America Online's open source web server. AOLserver ismultithreaded, Tcl-enabled, and used for large scale, dynamic web sites.AOLserver is distributed under the Mozilla Public License.... |
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| Apache HTTP Server Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone... |
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| Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation... |
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| Boa Boa (web server) Boa is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications. Originally written by Paul Phillips, it is now maintained by Larry Doolittle and Jon Nelson.Slashdot and Fotolog use Boa to serve images.... |
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| Hiawatha Hiawatha webserver Hiawatha is a secure webserver available for multiple platforms. It has been developed by Hugo Leisink since 2002.-History:Hiawatha started in January 2002 as a very small webserver, suitable for servers with old hardware. It was written for internet servers in student houses in Delft... |
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| HFS HTTP File Server HTTP File Server, otherwise known as HFS, is a free web server specifically designed for publishing and sharing files.The complete feature set differs from other web servers; it lacks some common features, like CGI, but includes, for example, counting file downloads. It is even advised against... |
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| IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server IBM HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache Software Foundation's Apache HTTP Server that runs on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, and z/OS. It is available for and use free of charge but without IBM support. The HTTP server is also included in the IBM WebSphere Application Server... |
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| Internet Information Services Internet Information Services Internet Information Services – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is the most used web server after Apache HTTP Server. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS,... |
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| Jetty Jetty (web server) Jetty is a pure Java-based HTTP client/server, WebSocket client/server and servlet container developed as a free and open source project as part of the Eclipse Foundation... |
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| KLone KLone (web server) KLone is an open-source, small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications.As of May 2011, KLone has :* Core features** Multiplatform HTTP and HTTP/S** Small footprint... |
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| lighttpd Lighttpd lighttpd is an open-source web server more optimized for speed-critical environments than common products while remaining standards-compliant, secure and flexible... |
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| NaviServer NaviServer NaviServer is a high performance web server written in C and Tcl. It can be easily extended in either language to create web sites and services... |
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| NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd NCSA HTTPd was a web server originally developed at the NCSA by Robert McCool and others. It was among the earliest web servers developed, following Tim Berners-Lee's CERN httpd, Tony Sanders' Plexus server, and some others. It was for some time the natural counterpart to the Mosaic web browser in... |
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| nginx Nginx nginx is a Web server and a reverse proxy server for HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols, with a strong focus on high concurrency, performance and low memory usage. It is licensed under a BSD-like license and it runs on Unix, Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows.- Overview... |
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| OpenLink Virtuoso Virtuoso Universal Server Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional RDBMS, ORDBMS, virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, web application server and file server functionality in a single system... |
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| Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server is a web server based on the Apache HTTP Server, created by the Oracle Technology Network. The web server is based on Apache version 2.2. OHS is designed to execute faster on Windows OS machines and, like Apache 2.2, includes support for IPv6. Oracle distributes a free ... |
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| Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server Oracle iPlanet Web Server is a web server designed for medium and large business applications. Oracle iPlanet Web Server builds on the earlier Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet Web Server, and Netscape Enterprise Server products.... |
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| thttpd Thttpd thttpd is an open source software web server from ACME Laboratories, designed for simplicity, a small execution footprint and speed. thttpd is single-threaded and portable: it compiles cleanly on most Unix-like operating systems, including FreeBSD, SunOS 4, Solaris 2, BSD/OS, Linux, and OSF/1... |
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| TUX web server TUX web server The TUX web server is an in-kernel web server for Linux licensed under the GNU General Public License . It was maintained by Ingo Molnár.It is currently limited to serving static web pages and coordinating between kernelspace modules, userspace modules, and regular userspace web server daemons that... |
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| Xitami Xitami Xitami is a Web and FTP server, originally developed by iMatix Corporation as a free, open-source product from 1996 to 2000. It ran as a single process with a small footprint. It was not as fast as the fastest servers but scaled well. It supported several web application protocols and was very... |
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| Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server Zeus Web Server is a proprietary web server for Unix and Unix-like platforms . Support for AIX, Tru64, and Mac OS X was dropped on 10 June 2008.... |
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| Server | Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... |
Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
BSD | Solaris | eCS EComStation eComStation or eCS is a PC operating system based on OS/2, published by Serenity Systems. It includes several additions and accompanying software not present in the IBM version of the system.-Differences between eComStation and OS/2:... |
OpenVMS OpenVMS OpenVMS , previously known as VAX-11/VMS, VAX/VMS or VMS, is a computer server operating system that runs on VAX, Alpha and Itanium-based families of computers. Contrary to what its name suggests, OpenVMS is not open source software; however, the source listings are available for purchase... |
AIX | i5/OS | z/OS Z/OS z/OS is a 64-bit operating system for mainframe computers, produced by IBM. It derives from and is the successor to OS/390, which in turn followed a string of MVS versions.Starting with earliest:*OS/VS2 Release 2 through Release 3.8... |
HP-UX HP-UX HP-UX is Hewlett-Packard's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on UNIX System V and first released in 1984... |