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CivetWeb

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#6 of 36
Score
6.7
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The facts below are what the maker publishes about CivetWeb, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From CivetWeb's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.

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PlanPriceWhat it gives you
CivetWebFreeMIT-licensed open-source software

The facts

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What it does

Build support
The build guide documents Windows, Linux, BSD and OSX builds, CMake, and cross-compilation.checked 5 Oct 2026
Dependencies
Optional dependencies listed include zlib, OpenSSL, Mbed TLS and GNU TLS.checked 5 Oct 2026
Distribution
End users can download CivetWeb binaries and releases from GitHub Releases or SourceForge.checked 5 Oct 2026
Experimental feature
HTTP/2 support is experimental, and the build guide says it is not recommended for production.checked 5 Oct 2026
Features
Listed features include CGI, SSI, HTTP digest authentication, WebSocket, WebDAV, URL rewrite, IP-based access control and resumed downloads.checked 5 Oct 2026
HTTPS
HTTPS support uses OpenSSL, and client-side X.509 certificate authentication is optional.checked 5 Oct 2026
License
The project says CivetWeb uses the MIT license.checked 5 Oct 2026
Purpose
CivetWeb is an embeddable C/C++ web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support.checked 5 Oct 2026
Scripting
The project lists Lua server pages, server-side Lua scripts, Lua SQLite database support and server-side JavaScript.checked 5 Oct 2026
Security limits
The security policy says the current development head may have defects and vulnerabilities, and development branches may be untested.checked 5 Oct 2026
Security policy
The project says released versions receive additional manual testing, static analysis and fuzz testing, except features marked experimental.checked 5 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to its documentation and examples and invites bugs, questions and feature requests through GitHub issues.checked 5 Oct 2026
Use
Developers can use CivetWeb as a library to add web server functionality to an existing application, or run it as a standalone server.checked 5 Oct 2026

The company

Founded
2013checked 28 Sep 2026

Where it runs

Platforms
The project says it works on Windows, Mac, Linux, UNIX, iOS, Android and Buildroot, among other platforms.checked 5 Oct 2026

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