Lighttpd
Secure, fast, compliant, and very flexible web server that has been optimized for high-performance environments.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and Lighttpd is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Built with | C, deb, Docker |
Is Lighttpd actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. Lighttpd is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at git.lighttpd.net — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What Lighttpd actually does
Lighttpd is a web server written in C that is designed to handle HTTP requests and deliver static or dynamic web content. It aims to operate efficiently in environments that require high performance and compliance with web standards. You can run it directly from source, via Debian packages, or inside containerised Docker environments.
Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you need a lightweight web server for high-performance hosting or resource-constrained environments where mainstream alternatives might be too heavy.
Worth knowing: The lack of recent activity indicators in the provided metrics suggests you should carefully evaluate its current maintenance status and community support before adopting it for critical infrastructure.
Deployment notes
As a standard web server, it typically requires configuration files for virtual hosts and proper file permissions for your web root, and it may need an external process manager or reverse proxy depending on your TLS termination strategy.
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