lighttpdWhat is lighttpd?
lighttpd has a very low memory footprint compared to other webservers and takes care of cpu-load. Its advanced feature-set (FastCGI, CGI, Auth, Output-Compression, URL-Rewriting and many more) make lighttpd the perfect webserver-software for every server that suffers load problems.
lighttpd is a tool in the Platform as a Service category of a tech stack.
lighttpd Pros & Cons
Pros of lighttpd
- ✓Lightweight
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓Full featured
- ✓Open source
- ✓Proxy
- ✓Simplicity
- ✓Virtal hosting
- ✓Available modules
- ✓Fast
- ✓Security
Cons of lighttpd
No cons listed yet.
lighttpd Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to lighttpd?
NGINX
nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server, written by Igor Sysoev. According to Netcraft nginx served or proxied 30.46% of the top million busiest sites in Jan 2018.
Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant web server. Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP Server, it has grown to be the most popular web server on the Internet.
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat powers numerous large-scale, mission-critical web applications across a diverse range of industries and organizations.
Microsoft IIS
Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server is a flexible, secure and manageable Web server for hosting anything on the Web. From media streaming to web applications, IIS's scalable and open architecture is ready to handle the most demanding tasks.
