NaviServer

Spec sheet

Founded

2005Read 28 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Access control

Permissions can be assigned to users, groups, and hosts for each URL and HTTP method combination.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Architecture

It uses a multithreaded design on all supported platforms and lets administrators configure thread counts per server.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Build requirements

NaviServer is distributed as source and requires a C compiler and GNU make to build.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

C extensibility

Its C API supports custom request handlers, URL translation, logging, database access, communication drivers, filters, scheduled procedures, and job queues.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

CGI support

NaviServer provides full CGI support, including configurable activation of .cgi files.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Community support

The project directs users and developers to mailing lists for questions, configuration, development, and future directions.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Connection pooling

NaviServer maintains pools of open database connections and queues requests in first-in, first-out order.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Database integrations

Included database drivers support Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, while community drivers support Informix, Oracle, Interbase, and MySQL.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Encryption

The nsssl module provides Secure Sockets Layer network encryption.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

License and stewardship

NaviServer is released as free and open source software and is maintained, enhanced, and distributed by the open source community under the Mozilla Public License.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Operating systems

The installation guide lists Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OpenSolaris, IRIX, HP/UX, DEC Tru64, UnixWare, and Apple OS/X as known platforms, with Linux as the primary development platform.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Product type

NaviServer is a World Wide Web server that provides access control and database connections.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Reverse proxy

The revproxy module supports HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket connections to backend systems and is included in NaviServer version 5.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com

Tcl scripting

NaviServer embeds a multithreaded Tcl interpreter and supports Dynamic Pages that embed Tcl scripts in HTML.Read 30 Sep 2026 · naviserver.sourceforge.io

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Web Server Software#10 of 368.1