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Apache Lounge vs lighttpd: catalog facts
Apache Lounge	lighttpd
Free Free downloads, funded by voluntary donations.	Free Free and open source under the revised BSD licence.
Windows, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Current Windows builds of Apache httpd Popular third-party modules available	Low memory and CPU use FastCGI, rewriting, compression and auth built in
Windows builds only Third-party builds rather than official ASF binaries	Smaller ecosystem of guides than nginx or Apache Official downloads are source tarballs; most users install from distribution packages
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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