Abyss Web Server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Abyss Web Server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Abyss Web Server's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Abyss Web Server X1 | Free | Personal edition · fully usable · no time limits, spyware, or advertisements |
| Abyss Web Server X2 | $59.95, paid once | Professional edition · one license · includes software updates and priority technical support during update protection · Single license with 1-Year Update Protection |
The facts
Each one read from Abyss Web Server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application integrations
- It can reverse proxy to Tomcat, Jetty, node.js, and ASP.NET Core hosted on Kestrel, and supports WebSocket servers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Database-backed apps
- The product page says it can run database-backed web applications, naming MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and MS SQL Server.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Bandwidth limits
- X1 and X2 have server-wide bandwidth throttling, while per-host, per-file, and per-directory rules are listed for X2 only.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Dynamic content
- It supports CGI, FastCGI, ISAPI, native ASP.NET, and scripting languages including PHP, Perl, Python, and Classic ASP.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Editions and hosting limit
- X1 supports one host, while X2 supports unlimited hosts; virtual hosting is only available in X2.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker recommends X1 for personal users, low-traffic sites, developers, students, small companies, and small intranets, and X2 for professional users, company intranets, and medium-sized or large websites.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Management
- A multilingual remote web configuration interface lets users configure the server from a local or remote computer.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The maker lists Windows, macOS, and Linux support, including 32-bit and 64-bit builds; macOS also supports Intel and Apple Silicon.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Abyss Web Server is a compact web server for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports HTTP/2, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/1.0, and HTTP/0.9.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The maker describes URL decoding protections, an anti-hacking system that detects attacks and bans originating IP addresses, anti-leeching, password protection, and IP-based access control.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Both editions include free technical support, and X2 includes prioritized support during its update protection period.checked 4 Oct 2026
- TLS and certificates
- It supports TLS through TLS 1.3 and can automatically request, install, and renew certificates using ACME v2, including from Let's Encrypt.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Aprelium says it specializes in networking software and communication protocols, and that Abyss Web Server was introduced in April 2002.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Tunis, Tunisiachecked 28 Sep 2026
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