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What is the best minimal http server?
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If I want to serve some static content over http from Ubuntu, with an emphasis on security and efficiency (at low-moderate load), what's the best choice?
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If I want to serve some static content over http from Ubuntu, with an emphasis on security and efficiency (at low-moderate load), what's the best choice?
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If I want to serve some static content over http from Ubuntu, with an emphasis on security and efficiency (at low-moderate load), what's the best choice?
webserver
asked Aug 18 '12 at 10:42
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If I want to serve some static content over http from Ubuntu, with an emphasis on security and efficiency (at low-moderate load), what's the best choice?
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We are using micro-httpd for this purpose.
It is very small and started by inetd for every single request, so it is only good for low-load environments, but it does what we need it do to. The only configuration options are the directory to be served and the port to listen on. For SSL/HTTPS support, stunnel would be used (a wrapper between unencrypted and ssl-encrypted connections).
Some more information from the man page:
It implements all the basic
features of an HTTP server, including:
- Security against ".." filename snooping.
- The common MIME types.
- Trailing-slash redirection.
- index.html
- Directory listings.
answered Aug 18 '12 at 10:51
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Apache is very secure and extremely efficient at serving static content, especially at low-to-moderate load. It is also only an apt-get away, no additional configuration needed.
Is there anything which makes you to look for another web server?
answered Aug 18 '12 at 11:03
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Very common are Lighttpd and Nginx.
They are very alike and bear similar features and both support PHP if needed.
Lighttpd runs as a single process but with a single thread and non-blocking I/O,
where as Nginx works as one master process but delegates its work unto worker processes.
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We are using micro-httpd for this purpose.
It is very small and started by inetd for every single request, so it is only good for low-load environments, but it does what we need it do to. The only configuration options are the directory to be served and the port to listen on. For SSL/HTTPS support, stunnel would be used (a wrapper between unencrypted and ssl-encrypted connections).
Some more information from the man page:
It implements all the basic
features of an HTTP server, including:
- Security against ".." filename snooping.
- The common MIME types.
- Trailing-slash redirection.
- index.html
- Directory listings.
answered Aug 18 '12 at 10:51
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We are using micro-httpd for this purpose.
It is very small and started by inetd for every single request, so it is only good for low-load environments, but it does what we need it do to. The only configuration options are the directory to be served and the port to listen on. For SSL/HTTPS support, stunnel would be used (a wrapper between unencrypted and ssl-encrypted connections).
Some more information from the man page:
It implements all the basic
features of an HTTP server, including:
- Security against ".." filename snooping.
- The common MIME types.
- Trailing-slash redirection.
- index.html
- Directory listings.
answered Aug 18 '12 at 10:51
Philipp WendlerPhilipp Wendler
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add a comment |
We are using micro-httpd for this purpose.
It is very small and started by inetd for every single request, so it is only good for low-load environments, but it does what we need it do to. The only configuration options are the directory to be served and the port to listen on. For SSL/HTTPS support, stunnel would be used (a wrapper between unencrypted and ssl-encrypted connections).
Some more information from the man page:
It implements all the basic
features of an HTTP server, including:
- Security against ".." filename snooping.
- The common MIME types.
- Trailing-slash redirection.
- index.html
- Directory listings.
answered Aug 18 '12 at 10:51
Philipp WendlerPhilipp Wendler
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We are using micro-httpd for this purpose.
It is very small and started by inetd for every single request, so it is only good for low-load environments, but it does what we need it do to. The only configuration options are the directory to be served and the port to listen on. For SSL/HTTPS support, stunnel would be used (a wrapper between unencrypted and ssl-encrypted connections).
Some more information from the man page:
It implements all the basic
features of an HTTP server, including:
- Security against ".." filename snooping.
- The common MIME types.
- Trailing-slash redirection.
- index.html
- Directory listings.
answered Aug 18 '12 at 10:51
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Apache is very secure and extremely efficient at serving static content, especially at low-to-moderate load. It is also only an apt-get away, no additional configuration needed.
Is there anything which makes you to look for another web server?
answered Aug 18 '12 at 11:03
SergeySergey
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Apache is very secure and extremely efficient at serving static content, especially at low-to-moderate load. It is also only an apt-get away, no additional configuration needed.
Is there anything which makes you to look for another web server?
answered Aug 18 '12 at 11:03
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Apache is very secure and extremely efficient at serving static content, especially at low-to-moderate load. It is also only an apt-get away, no additional configuration needed.
Is there anything which makes you to look for another web server?
answered Aug 18 '12 at 11:03
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Apache is very secure and extremely efficient at serving static content, especially at low-to-moderate load. It is also only an apt-get away, no additional configuration needed.
Is there anything which makes you to look for another web server?
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Very common are Lighttpd and Nginx.
They are very alike and bear similar features and both support PHP if needed.
Lighttpd runs as a single process but with a single thread and non-blocking I/O,
where as Nginx works as one master process but delegates its work unto worker processes.
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Very common are Lighttpd and Nginx.
They are very alike and bear similar features and both support PHP if needed.
Lighttpd runs as a single process but with a single thread and non-blocking I/O,
where as Nginx works as one master process but delegates its work unto worker processes.
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Very common are Lighttpd and Nginx.
They are very alike and bear similar features and both support PHP if needed.
Lighttpd runs as a single process but with a single thread and non-blocking I/O,
where as Nginx works as one master process but delegates its work unto worker processes.
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Very common are Lighttpd and Nginx.
They are very alike and bear similar features and both support PHP if needed.
Lighttpd runs as a single process but with a single thread and non-blocking I/O,
where as Nginx works as one master process but delegates its work unto worker processes.
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