Simple HTTP server for local dev and testing?

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I'm looking for a web server to use for local development and testing. My requirements are:Simple to configure with one config fileIncluded as a package in most distributionsSupports CGI, access.log, HTTP Basic auth and htpasswd format, SSI, HTTP 1.1, setting expire headers, rewrite rules.Stable configuration formatI've been using lighttpd for a while, but I am frustrated by its configuration churn. Every couple of version some option becomes "deprecated" with another one to replace it. This results in warnings when I launch it, extra work I have to do to get rid of them, and then managing these changes between all the different lighttpd versions I now have to support.Does anyone know a good alternative?

samwillis · Accepted Answer

Nginx is super stable and does what you want, I&rsquo;m not aware of any config options being depreciated.Or maybe Caddy, keep hearing good things but not used it myself.

no_circuit · Answer

Have you considered Apache HTTP Server v2.4.X? I'd expect that the configuration churn would be a lot less with it. It is available in most Unix-like OS distributions, and as well as Windows if that's what you need. The configuration can fit in one file if you inline any of the configuration `Include` directives. Plenty of documentation and tutorials on the Internet for it.

gjvc · Answer

as close as possible as to what's used in production

vs4vijay · Answer

caddyserver

unbanned · Answer

Apache.