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NaviServer
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| NaviServer | free and open source software · distributed in source form | Free |
As naviserver.sourceforge.io lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from NaviServer's own pages
- Access control
- Permissions can be assigned to users, groups, and hosts for each URL and HTTP method combination. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Architecture
- It uses a multithreaded design on all supported platforms and lets administrators configure thread counts per server. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Build requirements
- NaviServer is distributed as source and requires a C compiler and GNU make to build. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- C extensibility
- Its C API supports custom request handlers, URL translation, logging, database access, communication drivers, filters, scheduled procedures, and job queues. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- CGI support
- NaviServer provides full CGI support, including configurable activation of .cgi files. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Community support
- The project directs users and developers to mailing lists for questions, configuration, development, and future directions. · github.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Connection pooling
- NaviServer maintains pools of open database connections and queues requests in first-in, first-out order. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Database integrations
- Included database drivers support Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, while community drivers support Informix, Oracle, Interbase, and MySQL. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Encryption
- The nsssl module provides Secure Sockets Layer network encryption. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2005 · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 28 Sept 2026
- License and stewardship
- NaviServer is released as free and open source software and is maintained, enhanced, and distributed by the open source community under the Mozilla Public License. · github.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Operating systems
- The installation guide lists Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OpenSolaris, IRIX, HP/UX, DEC Tru64, UnixWare, and Apple OS/X as known platforms, with Linux as the primary development platform. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Product type
- NaviServer is a World Wide Web server that provides access control and database connections. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Reverse proxy
- The revproxy module supports HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket connections to backend systems and is included in NaviServer version 5. · github.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Tcl scripting
- NaviServer embeds a multithreaded Tcl interpreter and supports Dynamic Pages that embed Tcl scripts in HTML. · naviserver.sourceforge.io, 30 Sept 2026
Where NaviServer stands on Freedom251
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