Alternatives to mini_httpd for all platforms with any license

nginx

nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been running for more than five years on many heavily...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Load balancing Lightweight Configurable HTTPS Support ... Low memory usage Modular System Modules Multicast RTP streaming Portable Add a feature

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Apache HTTP Server

Apache, is a web server notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web and in 2009 became the first web server to surpass the 100 million web...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Configurable Customizable Modules Open source software Add a feature

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HFS (HTTP File Server)

You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files. Its different from classic file sharing because it uses web technology to be more compatible with todays...

Free Open Source Windows Wine
Dynamic DNS File sharing File transfer Portable ... Virtual filesystem Add a feature

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Caddy

Caddy makes web development faster, easier, and more productive for busy people with busy websites.

Free Personal Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... FreeBSD OpenBSD
Blogging Support for Let's Encrypt Modular System Portable Add a feature

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lighttpd

lighttpd (pronounced "lighty") is a web server designed to be secure, fast, standards-compliant, and flexible while being optimized for speed-critical...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Cherokee

Cherokee is a flexible, very fast, lightweight Web server. It is implemented entirely in C, and has no dependencies beyond a standard C library. It is embeddable and...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
No features added Add a feature

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Droopy

Droopy is a mini Web server whose sole purpose is to let others upload files to your computer.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Web-Based Add a feature

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Tornado Web Server

Tornado is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server. The framework is distinct from most mainstream web server frameworks (and certainly most...

Free Open Source Mac Linux
No features added Add a feature

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SimpleHTTPServer

python -m SimpleHTTPServer python3 -m http.server 8000 Documentation for python3 version: https://docs.python.org/3/library/http.server.html

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
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Easy File Sharing Web Server

Easy File Sharing Web Server is a file sharing software that allows visitors to upload/download files easily through a Web Browser (IE, Mozilla, Netscape etc.). It can...
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 7.2, released in October 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Commercial Windows
File sharing File transfer Add a feature

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webfs

webfs is a simple HTTP server for mostly static content. You can use it to serve the content of a FTP server via HTTP for example. It is also nice to export some files...
- Discontinued The last snapshot is from 2008. See http://dl.bytesex.org/cvs-snapshots/
Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD Self-Hosted
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mongrel

A small fast HTTP library and server that runs Rails, Camping, Nitro and Iowa apps.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
No features added Add a feature

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WEBrick

WEBrick is a Ruby library providing simple HTTP web server services.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
No features added Add a feature

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nanoweb

Nanoweb is an HTTP server written in PHP, designed to be small, secure, and extensible.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
No features added Add a feature

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SimpleServer:WWW

Ever wanted to set up a webserver so that you could have your friends check out a new page you're working on? Or maybe you'd just like to play around with HTML...

Free Windows Self-Hosted
No features added Add a feature

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