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lighttpd
Facts from lighttpd's own pages
- Build systems
- The source build instructions list automake, CMake, Meson, and SCons as supported build frameworks. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Compatibility caveat
- The project describes its Windows download as outdated, third-party, unmaintained, and not recommended. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Development branch
- The download index identifies lighttpd 2.0 as a development branch. · download.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The project says lighttpd 2.0 is unfinished and should not be used in production. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project provides source releases and points users to operating-system package managers for binary packages. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Documentation and help
- The project points users to its documentation, wiki, forum, and issue tracker for help and bug reports. · lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The download index provides source archives, GPG signatures, checksums, and a current stable 1.4.x release. · download.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- The project lists FastCGI, CGI, authentication, output compression, and URL rewriting among lighttpd’s features. · lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The project wiki lists version 1.4.85, dated 2026-07-08, as the latest release. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- License
- lighttpd is released under the Open Source revised BSD license. · lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Modules
- Documented modules include access controls, access logging, authentication, compression, FastCGI, proxying, TLS, and virtual hosting. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Resource use
- The project says lighttpd uses memory and CPU efficiently and is intended for systems both small and large. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The security page recommends regularly updating lighttpd and says its security defaults improve over time when updates are deployed. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Security maintenance
- The security page recommends deploying the latest stable release and says updates are needed for security defaults and bug fixes to take effect. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks users who should not report a bug publicly to contact its security email address. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs support questions to its forums and also lists IRC at Libera.Chat in channel #lighttpd. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Support channels
- The project wiki lists the Libera IRC channel #lighttpd and forums as help channels. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- TLS
- TLS/SSL is available through modules for OpenSSL, mbedTLS, wolfSSL, GnuTLS, or NSS. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- TLS options
- Build instructions list OpenSSL, GnuTLS, mbedTLS, NSS, and wolfSSL as optional TLS library choices. · redmine.lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant, flexible web server optimized for high-performance environments. · lighttpd.net, 7 Oct 2026
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