Open Source HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) AlternativesWeb Servers and other similar apps like HFS 2 (HTTP File Server)

The best open source alternative to HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is Apache HTTP Server. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) are copyparty, The Uniform Server, HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) and EasyPHP.

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  1. Open-source HTTP server featuring modular architecture, cross-platform support for Linux and Windows, secure configuration options, robust performance, support for dynamic and static content, authentication, URL rewriting, and comprehensive community-driven development.

    56 Apache HTTP Server alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. copyparty icon
     11 likes

    Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file, no deps.

    72 copyparty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
    • Termux
     
  3. The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server.

    36 The Uniform Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. HFS is a web file server to run on your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system. HFS is the best way via web to access or share files from your disk. You be the server, share files fresh from your disk, with unlimited space and bandwidth.

    49 HFS 3 (HTTP File Server) alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. EasyPHP icon
     36 likes

    Setup at a glance a pre-configured Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP environment on your system or on a USB key and develop or present locally your projects.

    40 EasyPHP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Laragon icon
     88 likes

    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    50 Laragon alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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    Laragon vs HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) Comments
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    this is a pack of web server+database+php, not a real file server.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Laragon is Paid and Open SourceHFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is Free and Open Source
    • Laragon is LightweightHFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is not according to our users
  7. As it's father HFS, this is a software for easy file-sharing & customizable webpage (template), but also aims at cross-platform and stability.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  8. Miniserve icon
     2 likes

    🌟 For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now!.

    6 Miniserve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Transfer icon
     1 like

    A simple local file server app for Android. Download and upload files quickly across devices over Wi-Fi — no cables, no cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. LanXchange icon
     19 likes

    Facilitates cross-platform file and folder transfers over local networks between Windows, Mac, Linux PCs, and Android, requiring no setup or accounts, with automatic device detection, real-time discovery of shared files, fast transfer speeds, and privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. TinyWeb icon
     4 likes

    TinyWeb is an extremely small (< 100K), simple (no configuration other than through the command line) and lightweight (consumes a minimum of system resources) Web server for Windows. It supports CGI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Droopy icon
     7 likes

    Say you’re chatting with a friend on MSN Messenger (perhaps with the excellent pidgin ?). She wants to send you amazing photos she took last week-end, so she uses Messenger file transfer. Unfortunately, the zip file is over 50 MB and it’s painfully slow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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