thttpd

acme.com · checked 11 Oct 2026

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How it plugs in

—Public API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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thttpd is a simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.

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thttpdFreeware HTTP serverFree

As acme.com lists them, checked 11 Oct 2026.

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Facts

Website: acme.com
Price: Free tier
Free trial: No
Auxiliary programs: The auxiliary programs include tools for user web subdirectories, HTTP password files, server-side includes, redirects, and converting syslog entries to CERN Combined Log format.
CGI: Version 2.29 adds support for CGI handling HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.
HTTP support: It handles the minimum necessary to implement HTTP/1.1.
IPv6: IPv6 is supported out of the box without patching.
Latest listed release: The page lists version 2.29 and says it allows CGI to handle HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.
License and availability: ACME Laboratories describes itself as a purveyor of freeware and lists thttpd in its freeware library.
Low resource use: The server does not fork and is careful about memory allocation to keep its runtime size small.
Performance: The maker says it performs about as fast as full-featured servers in typical use and is much faster under extreme load.
Security: The maker describes thttpd as designed to protect the server machine against attacks and break-ins from other sites.
Support: The product page lists thttpd and announcements mailing lists, with subscription instructions.
Traffic throttling: It supports URL-traffic-based throttling.

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