thttpd

Spec sheet

What it does

thttpd is a simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Platforms

The maker says it compiles on most Unix-like systems, specifically listing FreeBSD, SunOS 4, Solaris 2, BSD/OS, Linux, and OSF.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Security

The maker describes thttpd as designed to protect the server machine against attacks and break-ins from other sites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Support

The product page lists thttpd and announcements mailing lists, with subscription instructions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

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.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

CGI

Version 2.29 adds support for CGI handling HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

HTTP support

It handles the minimum necessary to implement HTTP/1.1.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

IPv6

IPv6 is supported out of the box without patching.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Latest listed release

The page lists version 2.29 and says it allows CGI to handle HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

License and availability

ACME Laboratories describes itself as a purveyor of freeware and lists thttpd in its freeware library.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Low resource use

The server does not fork and is careful about memory allocation to keep its runtime size small.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Performance

The maker says it performs about as fast as full-featured servers in typical use and is much faster under extreme load.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Traffic throttling

It supports URL-traffic-based throttling.Read 11 Oct 2026 · acme.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Web Server Software#28 of 367.2