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thttpd

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#29 of 36
Score
5.7
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The facts below are what the maker publishes about thttpd, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From thttpd's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

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PlanPriceWhat it gives you
thttpdFreeFreeware HTTP server

The facts

Each one read from thttpd's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

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.checked 11 Oct 2026
CGI
Version 2.29 adds support for CGI handling HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.checked 11 Oct 2026
HTTP support
It handles the minimum necessary to implement HTTP/1.1.checked 11 Oct 2026
IPv6
IPv6 is supported out of the box without patching.checked 11 Oct 2026
Latest listed release
The page lists version 2.29 and says it allows CGI to handle HTTP methods beyond GET, HEAD, and POST.checked 11 Oct 2026
License and availability
ACME Laboratories describes itself as a purveyor of freeware and lists thttpd in its freeware library.checked 11 Oct 2026
Low resource use
The server does not fork and is careful about memory allocation to keep its runtime size small.checked 11 Oct 2026
Performance
The maker says it performs about as fast as full-featured servers in typical use and is much faster under extreme load.checked 11 Oct 2026
Security
The maker describes thttpd as designed to protect the server machine against attacks and break-ins from other sites.checked 11 Oct 2026
Support
The product page lists thttpd and announcements mailing lists, with subscription instructions.checked 11 Oct 2026
Traffic throttling
It supports URL-traffic-based throttling.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
thttpd is a simple, small, portable, fast, and secure HTTP server.checked 11 Oct 2026

Where it runs

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

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